Hunting The MuseWriting helps me find my muse. Sometimes I have to sneak up on it.War, Troops- February 17, 2005 WarPro-TroopsAnti-Troops Pro-WarA: Lots ofpeopleB: BushAdministration Anti-WarC: Lots ofpeopleD: HardlyAnyone To be fair, it's not exactly true that D is "Hardly Anyone". But they are rarely the troop-spitting caricatures that the right make them out to be. The point is that C is much bigger than D. And Bush's quadrant, of course, has a lot more...http://www.museworld.com/archives/001692.html Dean Chair Of DNC- February 12, 2005 So, we have a victory. Dean's in. His opponents will be attacking his credibility. Best way to prove his credibility is to give a demonstration of "his" strength, which is our strength. Donate to support the new direction of the Democratic Party. Contribution amount: $ You can also read Dean's acceptance speech.http://www.museworld.com/archives/001691.html Social Security Annuity Flaw- February 10, 2005 Aside from all the political arguments and speaking strictly as an investor, there is one huge nonpartisan flaw with the privatization proposal that is being proposed. If our guaranteed Social Security benefits would end up not reaching the poverty line on the day we retire, then our private accounts would have enough money taken out of them to make up the difference, and converted into an annuity. The reason this is a flaw is because we cannot control the performance of our money in the...http://www.museworld.com/archives/001690.html Bush: We're Stealing The Money You Lent Us- February 10, 2005 So, it started today. Josh has the commentary. Here's what Bush said: Some in our country think that Social Security is a trust fund -- in other words, there's a pile of money being accumulated. That's just simply not true. The money -- payroll taxes going into the Social Security are spent. They're spent on benefits and they're spent on government programs. There is no trust. If you have a shred of honesty, then one of the two following statements must be true: A trust fund exists, to..http://www.museworld.com/archives/001689.html Spending The Social Security Surplus- February 7, 2005 Just a quick note about the surplus. Privatization defenders often point out how the trust fund doesn't exist. And they say that it's not just Bush who spends the Social Security surplus ever year; every president does. Let's put it simply. Yes, all presidents take the money and spend it. But the Democrats intend to pay it back with interest. The Republicans don't intend to pay it back. What is the difference The difference is between borrowing and stealing. The point they then fall...http://www.museworld.com/archives/001688.html |