"Raising the retirement age is an unpopular idea, with only about a third (37%) of Americans supporting raising the retirement age to 68 and just over a quarter (28%) in favor of increasing the full retirement age to 70. Means-test benefits. Another potential Social Security change is to reduce or eliminate Social Sec...more

"Raising the retirement age is an unpopular idea, with only about a third (37%) of Americans supporting raising the retirement age to 68 and just over a quarter (28%) in favor of increasing the full retirement age to 70.   Means-test benefits. Another potential Social Security change is to reduce or eliminate Social ...more

Try reading my post again.  My comment was about taxes on booze have no impact on those who do not drink, ergo, the the alcohol tax has no impact on them.   I am aware that 50,000 traffic deaths per year are alcohol related, many of them are innocent victims of drunk drivers.  The article and my comment were tax rel...more

Why all the hubbub about Phil.  Tiger left California for the lower taxes of Florida.  Florida's gain, California's loss.  Someday, the doofus politicians will realize that the rich are not their personal cash cows.   I say personal, because the politicians like to vilify the rich for no other reason than they are ri...more

There's a reason that the problem seems never-ending. And President BarackObama touched on it in his inauguration speech when he said that he rejected "the belief that America must choose between caring for the generation that built this country and investing in the generation that will build its future." Funny, h...more

Only one thing I want to know.  How much did Oprah pay Armstrong to admit to doping on her show?

In my opinion, from what little I've seen, Lee Ann Rimes is a mess.

The head and the hands are beyond too small.  The hands look like they are stuck on Popeye arms.  But while it may appear grotesque, it's definitely not offensive.  For years the "plus size" crowd complained that stores discriminated against them by not offering the same options and styles available to the average size...more

It's often more expensive to repair an appliance than to replace it with a new one.  Even when it costs less to repair, it's still impractical to put the kind of money it takes to repair a machine that is several years old and likely to break down again.   Case in point, our front loading, high efficiency washer brok...more