Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Do you have plans to retire after 2037?

For much of the past 30 years, Social Security has run big surpluses, which the government has borrowed to spend on other programs. Social Security has built up a $2.5 trillion surplus since the retirement program was last overhauled in the 1980s.
Now that Social Security is running deficits, the federal government will have to find money elsewhere to help pay for retirement, disability and survivor benefits.
The $2.5 trillion surplus, however, has been borrowed over the years by the federal government and spent on other programs. In return, the Treasury Department has issued bonds to Social Security, guaranteeing repayment with interest.
Social Security supporters are adamant that the program will be repaid, as one of the tendencies here is what officials and former officials say now:

"It means that Social Security is increasingly adding to our long-term fiscal problem, and it's happening now," said Eugene Steuerle, a former Treasury official who is now a fellow at the Urban Institute think tank.

"So long as Social Security was running surpluses, policymakers could put off the need to fix the program," said Andrew Biggs, a former deputy commissioner at the Social Security Administration who is now a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute.


Basically all researchers up to date agreed that we should not make any plans to receive retirement paycheck after 2037 because there will be no money by that time in fund which was suppose to be our safety net for the time we no longer able to work.
Money suppose to be our and not government to spent on supporting some third world countries.
What will happens if any of you borrow money from the bank and can not re-pay?
Correct, default followed by calls and visits by collection agencies. Who will collect our money from the government for us?

Mister President, stop wasting money on third world countries who hate us anyway and especially because we help them.

Stop making widows and start creating JOBS!!
Here is some more info on this matter

Friday, November 18, 2011

Weird but true or some statistics medics and insurances do not want you to know

According to 5 years study by insurance companies:
1. Smokers who lives and work in suburbs have 40% less health issies then comparable by age, race and gender none smokers living in cities.
2. Smokers from the same suburbans category developed at least 20-30% less lung and cardio-vascular sickneses then none smokers in city.
3. Among people with parkinson desease 65% has never smoke in their lives!
4. Number of MS among smokers in suburbans is negligeble by comparasin with none smoking city dwellers...

There are much more finding which will not be published for political reasons for now. Allmost all finding indicate that most of the health problems is not tobacco smoke related but enviromental.
More like thank you internal comastion engines!

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Perception or something to think about...

Washington, DC Metro Station on a cold January morning in 2007. The man with a violin played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time approx. 2 thousand people went through the station, most of them on their way to work. After 3 minutes a middle aged man noticed there was a musician playing. He slowed his pace and stopped for a few seconds and then hurried to meet his schedule.


4 minutes later:
The violinist received his first dollar: a woman threw the money in the hat and, without stopping, continued to walk.

6 minutes:
A young man leaned against the wall to listen to him, then looked at his watch and started to walk again.

10 minutes:
A 3-year old boy stopped but his mother tugged him along hurriedly. The kid stopped to look at the violinist again, but the mother pushed hard and the child continued to walk, turning his head all the time. This action was repeated by several other children. Every parent, without exception, forced their children to move on quickly.

45 minutes:
The musician played continuously. Only 6 people stopped and listened for a short while. About 20 gave money but continued to walk at their normal pace. The man collected a total of $32.


1 hour:
He finished playing and silence took over. No one noticed. No one applauded, nor was there any recognition.

No one knew this, but the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the greatest musicians in the world. He played one of the most intricate pieces ever written, with a violin worth $3.5 million dollars. Two days before Joshua Bell sold out a theater in Boston where the seats averaged $100.
This is a true story. Joshua Bell playing incognito in the metro station was organized by the Washington Post as part of a social experiment about perception, taste and people's priorities . The questions raised: in a common place environment at an inappropriate hour, do we perceive beauty? Do we stop to appreciate it? Do we recognize talent in an unexpected context?

One possible conclusion reached from this experiment could be this: If we do not have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world, playing some of the finest music ever written, with one of the most beautiful instruments ever made.... How many other things are we missing?........... ....


.. ..take the time to smell the flowers..
.dance in the rain....
.blow bubbles.....
.just look around you and smile.......
.....ENJOY. ........