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Originally posted by Annoyed View PostIt looks like the former sorry excuse for a president has his own idea of a "master race"
Obama ponders creating ‘a million young Barack Obamas'
And note the bit at the end.
That dude is scary.sigpic
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Originally posted by mad_gater View PostSo you think that just a few dollars from every paycheck from now till retirement is gonna be a sufficient nest egg eh? Let's do the math shall we? for the purposes of this argument we'll make a couple assumptions. First, We'll presume that by "few dollars oout of every paycheck" you mean $10 from every paycheck. Second, we'll presume a standard bi-weekly payment cycle. And third, we'll presume that a person is lucky enough to have a completely unbroken employment history from about 16 (when most people enter the workforce in such entry-level jobs as flipping burgers) and we'll even push the retirement age to 70.
- Setting aside $10 out of every paycheck, if on a standard bi-weekly payment cycle translates to setting aside $20 every month
- $20/month x 12 months/year = $240
- Assuming said unbroken work history from 16 until retirement at 70 = 54 years of unbroken employment, so $240 x 54 years of working = $12,960 for a retirement nest egg
$12,960 will last a person maybe 5 years at best and that's with doing a lot of scrimping, saving, and sacrificing. How will that person last through the remainder of their retirement? Or is the plan perhaps to force the elderly report for mandatory euthanasia when their nest eggs run out?
Before you mention "Social Security" I'll say here and now that I don't expect it to be around by the time I reach retirement age.sigpicALL THANKS TO THE WONDERFUL CREATOR OF THIS SIG GO TO R.I.G.A lie is just a truth that hasn't gone through conversion therapy yetThe truth isn't the truth
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Originally posted by LtColCarter View PostI would take a billion Barack Obamas over one Trump or Pence.If Algeria introduced a resolution declaring that the earth was flat and that Israel had flattened it, it would pass by a vote of 164 to 13 with 26 abstentions.- Abba Eban.
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Originally posted by LtColCarter View PostDid ya hit your head or only read what you wanted to read? I guess you missed the part where Obama said most of the problems today are caused by old men. I would take a billion Barack Obamas over one Trump or Pence.Go home aliens, go home!!!!
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Originally posted by LtColCarter View PostDid ya hit your head or only read what you wanted to read? I guess you missed the part where Obama said most of the problems today are caused by old men. I would take a billion Barack Obamas over one Trump or Pence.
And I take it you missed "He added that it is currently too easy for people to find news with which they agree."
Another liberal expressing a desire to control the news media. A lot of people agree with news outlets that Obama doesn't like. But I'm sure he was talking about interfering with CNN, MSNBC, Huffington or any of the other liberal meccas, right?
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Originally posted by Annoyed View PostIn many cases, an older person can't take time to re-educate, he has to keep working, even a crap job or two in order to keep a roof over his and possibly his familiy's head and food on the table.
A friend's mother just turned 60 -- and she's studying Egyptology at university.
She's done a deskjob all her life -- time for a change she said.
My friend, by the way, is 34 and has two kids. She has 2 master degrees, Egyptology and Religion. She will graduate next year as a trauma nurse. She was a religion teacher at a catholic school. For the whole four years, they didn't have that extra income. Yet, they survived just fine. Did I mention, she has two small children -- 5 and 3 years old.
Originally posted by mad_gater View Postand when will people be able to afford to retire in this utopia of yours if they're gonna be too busy continually learning new skills because they keep getting displaced from jobs? or is retiring in a casket gonna be part of this new utopia?
I have a savings account, and a pension plan at work.Heightmeyer's Lemming -- still the coolest Lemming of the forum
Proper Stargate Rewatch -- season 10 of SG-1
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Originally posted by Falcon Horus View PostIf he/she really wants to, they will find a way.
A friend's mother just turned 60 -- and she's studying Egyptology at university.
She's done a deskjob all her life -- time for a change she said.
My friend, by the way, is 34 and has two kids. She has 2 master degrees, Egyptology and Religion. She will graduate next year as a trauma nurse. She was a religion teacher at a catholic school. For the whole four years, they didn't have that extra income. Yet, they survived just fine. Did I mention, she has two small children -- 5 and 3 years old.
When they have fulfilled their years of service, or in some cases when chronic illness forces them into early retirement (at which time they have the choice to retire depending on the illness, or retrain to something that fits better with their condition). Belgians have to work until they are either at the minimum 65 years old, or have 40+ service years. Your pension depends on it.
I have a savings account, and a pension plan at work.
And this is in relation to the discussion on the the negative effect on the lower rungs of the US job market due to free trade policies.
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Originally posted by Falcon Horus View PostIf he/she really wants to, they will find a way.
A friend's mother just turned 60 -- and she's studying Egyptology at university.
She's done a deskjob all her life -- time for a change she said.
My friend, by the way, is 34 and has two kids. She has 2 master degrees, Egyptology and Religion. She will graduate next year as a trauma nurse. She was a religion teacher at a catholic school. For the whole four years, they didn't have that extra income. Yet, they survived just fine. Did I mention, she has two small children -- 5 and 3 years old.
When they have fulfilled their years of service, or in some cases when chronic illness forces them into early retirement (at which time they have the choice to retire depending on the illness, or retrain to something that fits better with their condition). Belgians have to work until they are either at the minimum 65 years old, or have 40+ service years. Your pension depends on it.
I have a savings account, and a pension plan at work.
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Originally posted by Womble View PostIf you had a billion Obamas, where would you put them?
Originally posted by Coco Pops View PostHe cherry picks only the parts that he agrees with
Originally posted by Gatefan1976 View PostEmergency sanity fund?
Originally posted by Annoyed View PostI read it, but as with most of what he said, he's off his rocker on that. Age discrimination, anyone? Oh, that can't be, the Dems are the party of inclusion, right?
And I take it you missed "He added that it is currently too easy for people to find news with which they agree."
Another liberal expressing a desire to control the news media. A lot of people agree with news outlets that Obama doesn't like. But I'm sure he was talking about interfering with CNN, MSNBC, Huffington or any of the other liberal meccas, right?
ROFLMAO...I think Mango Mussolini would prefer to control the media.
Originally posted by jelgate View PostYou are taking it out of context to fuel a rantsigpic
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Originally posted by LtColCarter View PostReally? It has nothing to do with age discrimination. Dude...do you seriously see a conspiracy in every frackin' thing?
Doesn't he always? Isn't there always a conspiracy buried in every freakin' thing?
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Originally posted by Annoyed View PostOh, you mean like you and others here see racism in everything?
When the Shooter Is White
There is a local case of a white teen who killed 6 people while driving drunk at age 16. It was his case that coined the term "Affluenza." He was given a slap on the wrist and probation. When a video leaked of him drinking, he fled to Mexico with his mother because his violated his probation. When he was brought back to the US, he was sentenced to jail, but now he's about to be released. If he were (for sake of argument) say Latino and not wealthy, he would've been locked up and had the key thrown away.sigpic
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I AM SO VERY DISAPPOINTED.
So called adults like Rick Santorum attacking the teenagers and others protesting.
Wow so we now attack teenagers for exercising their democratic rights? Wow just wow..
Also photoshopping pictures of one girl tearing up a sign and replacing that with the US flag. How low can you go?
What is wrong with these people?Go home aliens, go home!!!!
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