at some point we all have to talk about politics. i suppose it is ingrained in the American psyche from early on. (less now than with our parents) so lets see…

 Barrack Obama, he is the man! he wants to fix everything. i like that he has vision, that is great, i just wish that vision was less myopic. Sen. Obama wants to create more green-collar jobs (to the tune of an $160 BILLION dollar program), higher minimum wage (have you heard of inflation?), free/affordable health-care for everyone, and tax-free status for pensioners (even though employee pension plans are almost non existent nowadays). ALL great things… umm, one question? check please?!? where does all this money come from? SOMEONE has to pay. so we go back to our lesson on Social Security.

you pay in your whole life and then you get to be supported by the younger crowd when you are older. OK. great. lets look at a country that is arguably a perfect example of this. Germany, has social health-care and a wonderful pension program. which is supported by a 10% MANDATORY contribution to the State Pension fund on ALL income, 7% goes to the health-care system (both with an employer match). in addition to this, have you ever wondered why lots of Europeans ride bikes and walk? do you even know what gasoline costs over there? last time i bothered to do the Euro per liter/ Dollar per gallon exchange it was over $8/gal! still want to whine about our fuel prices?

So i think, maybe, he should explain a little better how he can accomplish all that he has promised, with no tax increase for, what did he say, 95% of Americans?

hmm… i think we should check the price of the meal before we order.

i just have to say that if you don’t understand how Social Security and pensions work then stop saying that they are broken or ruined.  they aren’t.

First of all Social Security was never really meant to last forever. next, they work sort of like an Annuity, meaning you pay into it for a certain amount of time and then when you retire (annuitise) they begin paying you.  the problem is not that they broke, but that we have to many slacker, lazy, free loaders, that think that they “deserve” this money.  if you aren’t over the age of 65. you shouldn’t get a damn dime! go get a job and stop being a social parasite! as bad as the economy may seem, there are still plenty of jobs. if need be go work at McDonald’s. they pay higher than you might think ($9.50/hour).

i am reconciled to the fact that i will not be receiving any Social Security Benefits. but it is not cause the system is broken it. it is because of too many people taking money out.  in the 50′s and 60′s there were 10 people paying into SS for every person that was withdrawing. now it is 2.5 people paying in per 1 taking a benefit check.

i think that this current generation (my generation, i might add) seems to be the laziest on centuries. please, stop stealing all the money i worked for and go get a job, learn what hard work is. besides, it builds Character.