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- @TheAliceSmith In the commonly accepted erroneous connotation, "self-sacrifice" is a packaged deal, a Hegelian synt… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 1 day ago
- RT @rohit_bmw: “The concept of individual rights is so new in human history that most men have not grasped it fully to this day.” ~Ayn Rand 1 day ago
- RT @1MarkDaCunha: These 40 deaths are the result of an immigration policy that punishes legal immigrants while rewarding an illegal market… 1 day ago
- Evidently the Democratic strategy for the midterms is to vandalize Catholic churches. I'm not sure that making Cath… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 2 days ago
- RT @OpposeObamaCare: This is why the @GOP loses over and over. The party’s gone religious and won’t stop mixing into matters of state. Heal… 2 days ago
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- @KirkWilcox KW, True. Strip away the excuses & justifications, at root antiabortion is one group of women trying to… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 2 days ago
- RT @MarkRPellegrino: Pro choice IS pro life. 3 days ago
- RT @rohit_bmw: “The core of the issue is Western civilization’s view of man and of his life. The essence of that view depends on the answer… 3 days ago
Tag Archives: pensions
CalPERS Warns Against Investing in California
CalPERS, the California Public Employee’s Retirement System, has big bucks from California taxpayers to invest in support of the promises that California politicians have made to public employee unions. Asset International’s Chief Investment Officer reports that CalPERS has only 8.9% … Continue reading
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When a cop gives you a traffic ticket, is that money in his pocket? In Georgia, yes.
The Augusta Chronicle reports that 5% of the money collected from traffic tickets go to a supplemental pension fund called Georgia Peace Officers’ Annuity and Benefit Fund. That’s right folks; that is money in the officer’s pocket eventually. The more … Continue reading
Matthew Yglesias, Slate: You are too stupid to save, so give your money to the government
From back in the day, I recall a comedian, whose name I can not recall, do a bit in which he proposed a Stupid Tax. Anytime that you caught somebody doing something stupid, then you could collect $5 from them … Continue reading
IRS’ 401k Early Withdrawal Penalties vs. Americans in Reality
I have been seeing a number of media reports about a HelloWallet analysis related to individuals withdrawing funds early from 401k and defined contribution pension plans. The theme in this reporting is that these programs have failed as vehicles for … Continue reading
Selfish Citizenship 