That’s the major headline over the last two days, but is it
true? The story says that obligations will
begin to exceed income in 2033, and that’s the technical description of “bankrupt.” However, there will be substantial funds in
the Social Security account with income continuing to come in, albeit not as
much as should be. So, payments could
still be made until the funds were exhausted, or payments could be made at some
fraction of the total due, say 80%, for a much longer period of time.
COMMENTS:
Or, we could make up that shortfall with higher Social
Security tax rates, a better economy with more people working, or a donation
from the Obama reelection campaign fund.
The harbingers of bad news are overdoing it with their headlines, but
that is exactly what Obama wants. By
saying that retirees are at risk of losing their income altogether in 2033 and
only he, the Great One, has the answer, he hopes to secure votes by fear
mongering. It’s just another instance of
Obama misrepresenting the facts and figures to his own benefit.
TODAY’S QUERIES & ANSWERS:
Q. I see your favorite stock, Netflix, is down again after
earnings dropped. Does that make you
happy? (Wendy ~ San Francisco, CA)
A. Yes. After they
jacked up their prices and flipped the big finger to consumers, their stock
dropped from $305 to $63 per share last year.
They deserve to go out of business because, when customers complained,
they tried to repackage their “deal” and came back with the same higher prices. They have a flagrant disregard for customers
who, thank God, are no longer loyal. They can reap what they sowed forever, as
far as I am concerned because they have yet to admit they were wrong and have
yet to apologize. They have no contrition.
Q. So Wal-Mart, the epitome of employee-owned stores, is in
the middle of a scandal of its own, bribing Mexican officials so they could
build stores there. How badly will they
be hurt? (Christina ~ Mt. Vernon, WA)
A. They deserve to take it in the shorts. Any company that results to underhanded
schemes to build its business shows clearly that either their products are
inferior or they don’t know how to manage a business. Due to their pricing in the U.S. and the
rising costs of goods, I suspect they will continue to flourish, however. Someone in that country, probably many more
than one, deserves to be in a Mexican jail for a few moons. (I’d go down there
to moon them, wouldn’t you?).
Q. Is it possible that Obama would switch Hillary Clinton
with Joe Biden in 2012, thereby putting Clinton in the driver’s seat for the
2016 election? (Bambi ~ Tucson, AZ)
A. Hillary is not
dumb enough to go for that; she’d be tainted by Obama’s regime. That’s why she’s getting out now, while the
getting is good.
TODAY’S QUOTE:
“Each Wal-Mart store should reflect the
values of its customers and support the vision they hold for their community.”
~ Sam Walton
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