tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post152642434947346739..comments2024-03-26T17:44:07.430-04:00Comments on Viking Pundit: Because of entitlementsErichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15911276942829790135noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-72051299127954551292017-03-02T17:20:59.696-05:002017-03-02T17:20:59.696-05:00Really? You're the one who threw out the &quo...Really? You're the one who threw out the "look at that two-year return" quip and now you're going to swivel to "it's social insurance"? Fortunately, we can always be blessed with the constant that we cannot let people have control of their own money. That might lead to the heartache of 75% returns in 10 years.<br /><br />OK, you don't want Wall Street Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15911276942829790135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-86051146619369410732017-03-02T16:39:21.739-05:002017-03-02T16:39:21.739-05:00Fun Fact: There are fewer safeguards preventing an...Fun Fact: There are fewer safeguards preventing another sudden financial collapse today than there were on January 1, 2008. <br /><br />The "there are some big winners, and some big losers, but on the whole the market always goes up" philosophy is inapplicable to a guaranteed safety net. (But then, that stated philosophy isn't the real philosophy the dismantlers want to see come Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-29084548123428235502017-03-02T14:19:06.741-05:002017-03-02T14:19:06.741-05:00Yes, that would have been a horrible investment fo...Yes, that would have been a horrible investment for those Americans retiring 2 years later.<br /><br />As for the rest of us, we could have realized a 75% return on investment. Thank heaven the government had the wisdom to hold on to those funds for a nice, safe 1% ROI.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-18366059207203435352017-03-01T18:54:20.560-05:002017-03-01T18:54:20.560-05:00The Dems went nuclear apeshit when Bush tried to p...<i>The Dems went nuclear apeshit when Bush tried to privatize a whopping 2% of Social Security back in 2006</i><br /><br /><br />And how'd the market do in 2008...? I'd say history has vindicated nuclear apeshit.<br /><br />Privatized safety nets, concurrent with a scorched earth approach to regulatory oversight? What's NOT to like!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-67785803572207115312017-03-01T14:12:14.314-05:002017-03-01T14:12:14.314-05:00Entitlement reform won't happen until the Demo...Entitlement reform won't happen until the Democrats get on board,- NR ought to know that. The Dems went nuclear apeshit when Bush tried to privatize a whopping 2% of Social Security back in 2006 - how do you think they're going to react to Trump doing anything like that? Worse than they're reacting now, if that's possible.Roger Bournivalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16930002406434500054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-82187009902990911372017-03-01T13:10:56.380-05:002017-03-01T13:10:56.380-05:00Vox: Trump just moved the GOP’s health care conse...Vox: <b>Trump just moved the GOP’s health care consensus permanently to the left</b><br /><i>It’s a post-Obamacare world, and Republicans are learning to live in it.<br /><br />Obamacare has permanently shifted America’s health care debate, and Donald Trump’s address to Congress proved it.<br /><br />In the speech, Trump laid out five principles any Obamacare replacement must meet.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com