“Through the entirety of my conscious life, America has been on the brink of ruination, or so we have heard, from the launch of Sputnikthrough whatever is the latest indication of national falling apart or falling behind. Pick a year over the past half century, and I will supply an indicator of what at the time seemed a major turning point for the worse.”
“These salary figures do not include the value of health, pension and other benefits, which averaged $40,785 per federal employee in 2008 vs. $9,882 per private worker, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis.” So now when you put your kids to bed and they tell you that when they grow up they want to be a doctor and a veterinarian, your answer should be: “Honey, these are all great choices, but what you really want to be is a bureaucrat.”
“Do you or your organization directly or indirectly advocate, advise, teach or practice the duty or necessity of controlling, seizing or overthrowing the government of the United States, the state of South Carolina or any political division thereof? [ ] YES [ ] NO”
“To summarize: The Nobel-winning economist won’t invest in the stock market, and the people who actually trade financial instruments put their own money in T-bills, the safest, most boring vehicle in existence. Very reassuring.”
I think we should just outlaw insurance companies.
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I’m definitely doing this competition.
