2 minutes ago, Muda69 said:

 Why can't you take all the FICA money,  stolen from your pocket throughout your lifetime, and invest it yourself as you see fit?

No amount of money "invested" will ever cover all needed income through retirement. 

32 minutes ago, Muda69 said:

The program’s payroll taxes are now so high that even if all the promised benefits are somehow paid, these benefits would still represent low, below-market returns, on the thousands of dollars today’s young workers must pay into the system each year for their entire careers.

That's not the point. "Investments" lose money. See 2008 and 2020.

On 8/19/2022 at 1:26 PM, swordfish said:

Isn't this itself racist?

Is it on University property?

5 hours ago, Muda69 said:

An economic turmoil partially created by Social Security.

Lol wut?

On 8/18/2022 at 6:43 AM, Muda69 said:

Best idea -eliminate social security altogether.

Considering the economic turmoil that the USA has had in the last 20 years, how about we don't.

1 hour ago, swordfish said:

It's funny because DJT will be in prison soon. 

23 minutes ago, Muda69 said:

Increase the Social Security eligibility age

23 minutes ago, Muda69 said:

Focus old‐age income support on those with limited means

24 minutes ago, Muda69 said:

Reduce Social Security’s drag on the economy and budget

All of these proposals are terrible. 

Better idea- eliminate the cap on FICA. 

https://www.rawstory.com/south-carolina-abortion-ban/

From the article-

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A South Carolina lawmaker became emotional on Tuesday after explaining that an anti-abortion law that he voted for could have resulted in the death of a young woman.

Republican state Rep. Neal Collins told South Carolina's House Judiciary Committee that he would not be voting on a banthat only has exceptions for saving the life of the mother. The bill provides no provisions for victims of rape or incest.

Collins revealed that he had sleepless nights after learning that doctors refused to extract the fetus from a 19-year-old woman whose water broke at 15 weeks of pregnancy.

Doctors told Collins there was a "greater than 50% chance that she's going to lose her uterus."

He said there was also a 10% chance that the woman could die of sepsis.

"That weighs on me," Collins remarked. "I voted for that bill. These are affecting people and we're having a meeting about this. That whole week I did not sleep."

The lawmaker's voice cracked as he explained that the woman had to wait two weeks before the fetus could be extracted without a beating heart.

"What we do matters," Collins said, pausing to collect himself. "Out of respect for the process, I'm not voting today. But I want it to be clear that myself and many others are not in a position to vote for this bill without significant changes to the bill."

At that point, the committee chair cut off Collins and asked for a vote on the bill, which the committee approved.

Another Magdalene Laundry...

4 minutes ago, Muda69 said:

You really can't do anything by yourself, can you?

I understand the power of mass organization, and individualism's futility in opposing it. 

50 minutes ago, Impartial_Observer said:

So in other words:

But you didn't say anything about TSLA. And, my family's business is still operational. I wonder if you can say the same thing about yours. 

4 hours ago, swordfish said:

Are you suggesting the IRS is "the police"?  

Wasn't Al Capone brought down on tax evasion?

19 minutes ago, Muda69 said:

They are bad things. 

...based on what?

19 minutes ago, Muda69 said:

I am perfectly capable of representing myself in pay/salary negotiations.  I don't need the labor union, filled with average and below average employees, dragging me down to their level.  Labor unions are races to bottom.

Translation: Muda is a bootlicker

2 hours ago, Muda69 said:

trying to increase their members’ compensation

Again, you say this as though it's a bad thing.

2 hours ago, Muda69 said:

It would repeal right to work laws that protect workers from being forced to join a union or pay union dues.

...you say this as though it's a bad thing. 

2 hours ago, Muda69 said:

It would allow unions to initiate snap elections in nonunion workplaces more rapidly, limiting opponents’ ability to present opposing positions. It would codify “card check” elections

You say all of this as though they are bad things. 

And @Impartial_Observer were I ever to start a business venture, it would last far longer than anything you or your family ever did. 

2 hours ago, swordfish said:

Are you suggesting the IRS is "the police"?

If it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck, and swims like a duck, it's a duck.

1 hour ago, Impartial_Observer said:

Just another ignorant statement from someone who’s never signed the front of a check in their life. 

My car was made in this decade, and TSLA is over $900/share. 

On 8/15/2022 at 10:45 AM, swordfish said:

Actually the IRS would most likely be issued a fully automatic M4 - that I thought was only available to the military.......Oh wait a minute....

Are you suggesting that we... defund police?

This used to be a conference game.

1 hour ago, Muda69 said:

Donald Trump's Handling of Classified Material Looks Worse Than Hillary Clinton's

https://reason.com/2022/08/14/donald-trumps-handling-of-classified-material-looks-worse-than-hillary-clintons/

https://www.ft.com/content/92d52750-296c-4489-95b5-0c605aefc9ba

Favorite excerpt from the article-

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Over the years, it has been used to prosecute spies such as Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, who were executed in 1953 for being Soviet agents

I'm looking forward to DJT's fusillading.

On 8/12/2022 at 8:48 AM, temptation said:

You keep hanging on to that one don't ya?  Better hope the "committee" doesn't come up empty again.

This aged well.

https://www.politico.com/news/2022/08/12/search-warrant-shows-trump-under-investigation-for-potential-obstruction-of-justice-espionage-act-violations-00051507

@temptation

16 minutes ago, Muda69 said:

Rather, the "unique feature of Christian nationalism is that it defines America as a Christian nation," he writes, "and it wants the government to promote a specific Anglo-Protestant cultural template as the official culture of the country."

My favorite like of this article. Lol @Bobref @Irishman

22 minutes ago, swordfish said:

 

 

 

All of the Right's ignorant memes. But Trump was in charge when a mob stormed the US Capitol.

On 8/9/2022 at 8:03 AM, swordfish said:

We didn’t raid her home

HRC wasn't President on 6 January. 

On 2/16/2022 at 10:11 AM, Muda69 said:

https://www.indystar.com/story/opinion/2022/02/15/southern-indiana-usi-moves-division-1-join-march-madness/6778004001/

Big, big mistake for USI.

 

I went to two games during my entire time at USI. 

Our student section was given shirts with the school song printed on them upside down so that the students could read them and sing the song.