That commie pinko group the Huffington Post should take a chill pill. "...the McDonald's tweet is inappropriate at best and, at worst, it capitalizes on the sensation of a tragic story,"  Oh please - Tragic story - this is a time for celebration.  McDonalds is congratulating a regular Joe who just helped rescue thr...more

@ FAIRWITNESS "I really really miss the good old days of "real" journalism..." good luck with that one - now it's all about pushing agendas, not journalism. Aimee Picchi's agenda is an all out class warfare like the French revolution or something. Since these "journalist" get paid for hits, it's usaully best to just no...more

Especially when you know he's going to make a forune speaking and selling books!

How much do you need for retirement? That's a good question. Apparently here in California, Police, teachers, firefighters - all noble professionals -but for some reason THEY need 80% of their highest paid year salary from age 55 on for the rest of their lives.   Now I ask you - how much money does an individual ha...more

So everybody that works should pay into this insurance fund, and only a certain group should collect from it when and if the time occurs that they loose their job.   I suppose only people living in $100,000 houses should get insurance claims if their house burns down, but they should be required by law to buy the i...more

This is a ridiculous study - their methodology isn't presented, but I'm willing to bet they included Social Security and medicare taxes, which aren't really taxes at all. Ask anyone and they will say "I paid into Social security -therefore it's mine and I am entitled to it". That doesn't really constitute a "TAX"  it's...more

Gee Pete -   SOMEONE cited sources as you requested and you got awful quiet. Someone is right - the government is the problem.   Oh - and don't forget - Mr. Clinton's "surplus" was a direct result of the tech bubble. People paid lots of taxes because they were making tons of money in the tech arena. P/E's wer...more

@Patrick Proctor - You are a classic example as to why there should be an intelligence test for voting. You said "bin laden and al qaeda were essentially powerless until we went and invaded afghanistan ...." Are you that misinformed? We invaded Afghanistan BECAUSE Bin Laden killed thousands and brought our economy ...more

Not sure if the people saying this should be "affluence tested" or end at a certain time or whatever have a clue what was said in this article.   People - YOU DO REALIZE these are the children of war veterans who were born disabled RIGHT? Their parent(s) served their country in time of war, some were drafted and ...more