We have been subjected to the ads of presidential candidates for almost a year. To think that this will continue, on an increased basis, for almost another year once the primary elections are over, is enough to drive one mad. At this writing, the supposed "front runners" are sitting Congressional senators. To me this means that nothing will change in Washington if either one wins the office. Of course, they harp on the fact that they are knowledgeable, as they have been in the Senate so many years and know what is going on. They will be making all kinds of statements of what they will do for "you." I only think of what they have been doing for "us" these past many years. Such as taking $1.96 trillion from the Social Security Fund since 1968. From 1968 to 1999, ( a 12-year period), they took $830.8 billion From 2000 to 2006, they have taken $1.14 trillion. ...more

January 14, 2008

I am a Democrat. I wish George W. Bush and his family a good life. As president however he is: 1. Incompetent 2. Arrogant 3. Has misled the government and the people of this country with errors and lies. If you believe that you, or your family, and our country are better off than we were seven years ago, I don't think you need read any further. ...more

January 10, 2008

Seniors and the disabled flocked to the pharmacy counter in 2006 with their new Medicare drug cards, fueling a 6.7 percent increase in health spending, the federal government reported Monday. ...more

January 8, 2008

U.S. Hospital Bill Nearing $1 Trillion America's hospital bill has nearly doubled in the past decade, according to the latest numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. U.S. hospitals charged $873 billion in 2005 - up from the $462 billion charged in 1997. The most recent numbers account for 39 billion hospital stays. ...more

December 24, 2007

the brakes are gone. ...more

November 22, 2007

On Jan. 27, 1880, Thomas Alva Edison successfully secured a patent for the incandescent light bulb. Over the next 50 years, this revolutionary invention escalated the Industrial Revolution and increased productivity and economic growth. One idea was worth countless billions of dollars. ...more

October 12, 2007

The Bush administration said in a new report Monday that Social Security is facing a $13.6 trillion shortfall and that delaying needed reforms is not fair to younger workers. ...more

September 25, 2007

Consumers kept charging at a rapid pace on their credit cards in July although their overall borrowing slowed a bit. ...more

September 11, 2007