If You Wonder

EarthPolicy.org reports: "Qatar, where more than half of the nation's income comes from oil and natural gas, has the world's highest average income: almost $103,000 per person. The United States and China have average incomes (as measured in GDP per person) of $48,000 and $8,000 per person, respectively. The Democratic Republic of the Congo, a failing state plagued by government corruption and violent conflict, has the world's lowest average income, at less than $350 per person. Thus the world's highest national average income is now almost 300 times the lowest."

In the United States consider those bringing home millions of dollars each year paying less taxes than the average American. 

Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid

Social Security, Medicaid, and Medicare changes can be made in the following manner: those born beginning in 2051 will become eligible for Social Security five years after they have reached life expectancy at that year of their birth. That age will be adjusted every 50 years after that. Also in 2051 changes required for the survival of both Medicaid and Medicare will be implemented. As with Social Security adjustments will be made every 50 years.  

Thanks, John Jenkins
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Gatlinburg, TN

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No amount of observations of white swans can allow the conclusion that all swans are white, but the observation of a single black swan is sufficient to refute that conclusion.

Karl Popper

A Regime Change will Change Nothing

If we have a regime change in November it will become obvious to even the most obtuse of us that Obama did as well as anyone could have done. 

Thanks, John Jenkins
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Gatlinburg, TN

Email: jrjenki@gmail.com
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No amount of observations of white swans can allow the conclusion that all swans are white, but the observation of a single black swan is sufficient to refute that conclusion.

Karl Popper

Raising Taxes on the Rich

Specifically how does raising taxes on CEOs receiving hundreds of millions of dollars affect jobs? This is money they are receiving to go into their bank accounts? 

Thanks, John Jenkins
865-803-8179  cell
Gatlinburg, TN

Email: jrjenki@gmail.com
Blogs: http://littlepigeon.blogspot.com/ 
          http://alumcave.blogspot.com/

 

No amount of observations of white swans can allow the conclusion that all swans are white, but the observation of a single black swan is sufficient to refute that conclusion.

Karl Popper

Walls Don't Work

Countries building walls are an interesting phenomenon. During its lifespan 5000 people attempted to cross the Berlin wall. A couple of hundred died a couple of hundred were arrested apparently the rest were successful. Granted it probably stopped a few hundred thousand from even trying. The Great Wall of China did not stop invasions from enemy countries. The invaders bribed the gate keepers.  What makes us think a wall around the United States will be any more successful? Who do you think will be the gate keepers?

The Real Results of Government Assistance

email sent to Rep Roe, and Sen Corker and Alexander

The purpose of this email is to inform you of the results of your efforts. My guess is you and your compatriots get so involved in working with the "other guys" you lose sight of what you initially were attempting to accomplish. You know, you get so up to you're a** in alligators you forget you were meaning to drain the swamp.

Remember the Cash for Clunkers program? The people who were driving the clunkers could not afford to buy a newer car but your rich friends such as millionaire Bill Frist, a former associate of yours, could and he even bragged how he took advantage of the government program. The Cash for Clunkers was a stimulus for your rich friends all at the expense of the taxpayers.

Reverse Mortgages do not help those of us who are having a difficult time financially because due to the way the program is structured a substantial amount of cash is required at "closing." But your rich friends, 62 years of age and older who own million dollar houses can take advantage of the program. The individual making minimum wage remains overwhelmed while your rich friends take the money they would have paid on their mortgage invest it and make even more money all at the expense of the taxpayers.

The most recent program announced will qualify 1 million of 11 million individuals owing more on their mortgage than their house is worth. Apparently you and your fellow senators or representatives think giving a person who has lost their house due to foreclosure a check for $2,000 will replace their house. Last year, following ten months of rejections and threats of foreclosure Chase Bank "blessed" me with a Home Loan Modification. The result is the length of the loan was extended the interest rate was lowered resulting in a $500 per month reduction in the payment. No expense to the taxpayer since I owe the same amount.

Whether we like it or not in cases such as a homeless person living on the streets they can do nothing to help themselves. Someone has to give them clothes so they can apply for a job. Someone has to give them a place to live so they can prepare to apply for a job. Someone has to give them food so they can be healthy enough to apply for a job. Someone has to give them money to go to school so they can be qualified for a job. In each of these cases to truly help there cannot be complex qualifications or processes to apply. So far you are doing nothing to help people like that.

But we all see how you are helping your rich friends. 

NBC Anchor Bitten on the Face

Going face-to-face with a dog plus making eye-contact is a direct challenge. Stupid people. On the other hand there is no reason to "rescue" animals. We have millions of dogs and cats and more are added to the excessive population every year. Everyone and everything would be better off if all dogs and cats that find their way into police custody or into animal shelters should be killed. Avoiding avoidable situations such as this one.

Friend of Syria

Russia and China want the Syrian government to continue to kill Syrian citizens. They are Muslims so now we will see if Muslims hate Russia and China or the United States where we are on both sides.