Posted in Deficit Letters to Congress Mediscare Social Security The 1%

Strengthen Social Security and Medicare, Don’t Destroy Them

News coming out of Washington suggests that Obama is negotiating a deal to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff by offering to negotiate to weaken Social…

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Posted in Indiana Mediscare Social Security

Yoder, IN-09 Candidate, Disappoints in Debate by Supporting Means Testing

[See later update at end of this post.] Shelli Yoder, challenger for IN-09 House seat, debated the incumbent GOP representative Todd Young here in Indiana…

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Posted in Corporate Oligarchy Ethics and Morals in Society Social Security

NFL Referee Nightmare is Over. Now How About Those Police, Firemen, and Teacher Retirement Plans??

The ref lockout is over. Beginning with reports by Chris Mortensen of ESPN and Judy Batista of The New York Times earlier in the day…

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Posted in Clown Car GOP Ethics and Morals in Society Income Inequality Mediscare Mitt Romney Republican GOPosaur Party Social Security The 1%

Mitten’s Math: I Think He Meant 99%, Not 47%

This morning, reading analysis and transcripts and reporting on the secret video tape of former presidential candidate Mitten’s hour spent at a $50,000 a head…

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Posted in Ethics and Morals in Society Mediscare Middle Class Death Republican GOPosaur Party Social Security

The GOP Plan to Destroy Social Security and Medicare

I have only this to say to the GOP. I am 66 years old. Retired. Drawing Social Security. I am extremely fortunate to have retired…

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