I see the Republican wingnuts are still at it--I hope they're all short the market, and it goes up another 1000 or 2000.

Where are the high speed passenger railroads?  Do I have to go to China for a decent ride?  Europe?  If we built some new transportation infrastructure, we might put some folks back to work.

I want more airline competition.  I have not taken several trips this year because of the miserable, crowded, uncomfortable, smelly, overly expensive airlines.  I don't mind security--it's the GD airlines I hate.

How an accountant goes on vacation.

Same old, same old argument, Wolphi--and it's BS.  Many of the new/er drugs are just a minor tweak of the older drugs--like all the continuous release versions.  Anything to get a new patent.  The system is corrupt with few really new drugs.  The name of the game for the drug companies is to spend the least in order to...more

Same old, same old argument, Wolphi--and it's BS.  Many of the new/er drugs are just a minor tweak of the older drugs--like all the continuous release versions.  Anything to get a new patent.  The system is corrupt with few really new drugs.  The name of the game for the drug companies is to spend the least in order to...more

In the meantime, the doctors, hospitals and insurance company execs continue to take home millions each year.  You stupid Rightwingers will never get it, so long as unfettered, unconstrained and greed-ridden capitalism is your religion.  There's nothing wrong with making a million or even a $100 million over a lifetime...more

It was called a re-set.  My hat's off to the few who took advantage of it while it was still available.

Many of the comments here reflect a great deal of ignorance about Social Security--too bad.  A few minor changes will assure that it provides a sound base for many well past the 2033 date when pay-ins will not match pay-outs.  If we allowed the illegal immigrants to get to citizenship somehow, they would be paying into...more