First of all how are those batteries completely recycled. Are they using non-polluting energy sources to recycle them. When you are charging your batteries is it though an electric company that uses coal or oil or gasoline as a fuel source? I know Methane is a Greenhouse gas; if you read what I wrote I did not say it w...more

I saw the CEO from Waste Management talking about how their land fills generate methane gas production that produces more energy than all the wind mills and solar energy production in the entire United States.  This just goes to show you how inefficient solar and wind power are.   I am all for trying to do our best...more

I have been paying Social Security and Medicare taxes for over forty years.  I still have over ten years before I plan on retiring and will continue to pay into these programs. My employers also contributed Social Security and Medicare for me. If I and my employer took the tax we paid for Social Security and Medicare, ...more

I was always a good saver but I did not become a good investor until I was in my later thirties. I did a lot of research and started buying stocks that paid good dividends. Eventually, I bought companies that had dividend reinvestment plans.

The one thing I remember when Gore was running for President and his tax returns came out is that he gave very little to charity. I learned that I  gave more to charity than he did and I was and still am a lower middle class wage earner.  I can only wonder is Al's charitable contributions are still pitiful. One thing y...more

I have been paying into Social Security since I have been fifteen years old. For many years I worked two full time jobs or have had a full time and part time job.  Seven and a half percent of my salary has been taxed to pay for my Social Security and Medicare benefits. My employer has also contributed seven and a half ...more

Not only has the debt tripled, and the jobless numbers doubled, and the housing markets tanked, but the reason why the stock market has doubled under Obama is because it fell so far when he took office.

I have been having Social Security taken out of my pay check since I was fifteen years old. I worked two full time jobs for a number of years and also worked a full time and part time job for years. For almost forty three years I, and my employers have been contributing a large part of my wages to the  Social Security ...more

I started planning for my retirement when I was in my thirties. I have always been a good saver but it was not until I was in my late thirties that I became an investor. I taught myself to invest in the stock market and by trial and error I became good at it. I created short term and long term goals. I set strict budge...more