Someone, perhaps you should find someplace that is similar to the United States at the time that was written. Times have changed. There was no free standing militia at that time. If a war came the soldiers had to be conscripted from the populace as quickly as possible. That is no longer the case.

This great! All these negative posts. It was simply time for a correction. The market always climbs a wall of worry.

Your ignorance and your anger is stunning.

This is all very incouraging. History has shown that when the majority of people are afraid of the market, it is usually the best time to buy. Using this fact and other principles I have been able to grow my wealth by 300% since 2002. Is this a great country or what?

I feel like Diogenes having just found one intelligent person. You are spot on with your diagnosis.

We already pay over twice as much per person for medical expense as any other industrial nation on the face of this earth. Where is that going? To the insurance and drug companies companies. Why do you think people go to Canada and to Mexico to buy the same drugs they would pay 2-5 times as much for in the US?  Why are...more

The Republicans haven't  learned a thing from the last election. Those on the far right fringes are only interested in pandering to thier rabid constiuents in order to be reelected. They have no concern for the welfare of the country as a whole and little knowledge as to the effect their misguided platform will have on...more

A lot of commentators seem to be forgetting that the chained CPI was not part of the original Democratic party proposal. It was floated by the Republicans and is being considered as a negotiating chip by the Democrats.

Morgan is right on. I am not a person of color other than white but I can see that the tea party base is mostly ignorant, uninformed and racist.