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Social Insecurity and the Fate of All Ponzi Schemes

Elon Musk – the richest man in the world – is doing a fine job shaking up Washington’s political establishment. He recently took to the Joe Rogan podcast where he said, “Social Security is the biggest Ponzi scheme of all time.” Continue reading

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Has Social Security Run Out of Suckers?

Did you know that the U.S. government has run a budget deficit in the month of October 70 times out of the past 70 fiscal years? Continue reading

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Has Joe Biden Lost His Mind?

The current price tag for unfunded liabilities – for Social Security, Medicare (Parts A, B, and D), federal debt held by the public, and federal employee and veteran benefits – is $158.9 trillion. Again, GDP’s just $18.6 trillion. Anyone under 50 years old that’s depending on Social Security to supplement them in retirement is toast. Many people older than 50 are also toast. Continue reading

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America Goes Full Imbecile

Credit has a wicked way of magnifying a person’s defects.  Even the most cautious man, with unlimited credit, can make mistakes that in retrospect seem absurd.  But an average man, with unlimited credit, is preeminently disposed to going full imbecile. … Continue reading

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