Joe, what you don't understand is that the government killed defined benefit plans.  You comment that companies took them away, but that is simply not true.  The government has it stacked so that when a company has money that they could put into the defined benefit plan, because the economy is doing well and they are m...more

Here's a little tip.  Stop giving the government too much of your money during the year and you won't need that RAL or RAC.  But then you would also have to be careful with your money and not spend it on things you do not need.   Probably too much to ask of most people.

Interestingly enough, the unemployment statistics only cover people who are actively seeking jobs, it completely excludes that portion of the population that has given up and is now living on welfare, despite the fact that they would like to be working.  So the true percentages are probably a bit higher than folks want...more

So, when they say they posted profits of $40B, does that include the extra $80B they gave the execs for bonuses?  And only 8 cents a gallon is their profit margin, bullcrap.  I wouldn't believe that for more than about 2 seconds.  Let's also add in the fact that the ethanol is causing us all to get fewer miles per gall...more

016b22f5-0000-0000-0000-000000000000 False In all honesty, I thought they could have done much better with the screenplay. The movie was too off the cuff as though very little thought had been put into it, while at the same time it looks like they put quite a bit of effort into the special effects. Too much foreshado...more