Although there clearly are people with genuine, severe disabilities that impair their ability to work, what is now defined as disability includes conditions that 10 years ago would have been considered mere inconveniences. Previously people with any personal pride,  would have found substitute work in response to any i...more

I am not on Facebook and have no intention of being on it. Communicating really important information to friends , family, and for business purposes is easily done by regular email. From what I understand, a lot of what Facebook, Twitter, etc. are used for is a frivolous waste of time, and there are security/privacy is...more

None of this surprises me. The general level of literacy and knowledge of math and science in the U.S. is abysmal, for many of the reasons cited including that many elements of our society place no value on real education and many of the students are unfortunately not capable of absorbing real knowledge. In addition, t...more

I agree 100% with those who point out they worked during their education to pay for it. I love the story of the guy who worked 70 hours a week in the steel mill during the summer. I did similar dirty jobs.Taking huge loans with little prospect of paying them back is irresponsible, but you have to pay it back. I suspect...more

The politicians refuse to acknowledge the truth: Social Security and Medicare are both gigantic Ponzi schemes.