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  1. Richard

    Richard said, 4 months ago

    This adm. just eliminated any kind of retirement.

  2. eepatte

    eepatte said, 4 months ago

    Pay attention, WICKY.It was the previous administration that screwed us out of our retirements(unless your are one of the rich ones who made out like bandits.)

  3. Retiredgezzer

    Retiredgezzer said, 4 months ago

    wicky said,

    This adm. just eliminated any kind of retirement.

    What you should have said was the Bush adm.

  4. Jerrell Cotton

    Jerrell CottonGenius_badge said, 4 months ago

    I think mine was cremated, and instead of flowers you were asked to make contributions to the my favorite charity, me.

  5. bmwk12ltc

    bmwk12ltc said, 4 months ago

    Sorry about all our losses, but it’s not really the Administrations fault, current or previous. Congress makes the budget and tax laws and most of them have been in office for many Administrations. We “the People” keep electing the same people who have put us in this and many other messes and who get away with it because “we” keep blaming the White House occupants. Come on people go to the Primaries for your Party and start selecting new candidates instead of the same old one’s who don’t listen to our needs and keep doing unto us instead of for us. Sorry for the long rant.

  6. idwiz123

    idwiz123 said, 4 months ago

    Greed got us here.

    Lets start paying EVERY politician minimum wage only… and lets cut everyones interest rates - especially those who make less than 100,000 a year!! Simple little things like that need to be done.

    I can dream can’ t I?

  7. midiranger

    midiranger said, 4 months ago

    irrational Bush haters are everywhere aren’t they. C’mon, start kicking the losers(our loss, not theirs) out of congress and senate. get rid of Graham, Kennedy, Franks, Durbin, McCain, etc. There has to be SOMEBODY who’s responsible & honest we can elect?

  8. Doctor Toon

    Doctor ToonGenius_badge said, 4 months ago

    The damage to the economy took many years and had many causes.
    The repair will also take many years and require the efforts of many sources.

  9. Rmom

    Rmom said, 4 months ago

    @idwiz - I agree that politicians are paid too much. However, cutting interest rates hurts people who have worked hard to have some savings. If it weren’t for my mother’s savings (& the interest earned from them) there wouldn’t be any money to pay for people to watch her, since she is now completely bedridden. Hospice helps, but not 24/7.

  10. idwiz123

    idwiz123 said, 4 months ago

    Hi RRAmom..

    I am talking about interest rates that we are charged for things like mortgages etc… NOT what we get for savings etc… leave those alone… they are low enough already!

    I took care of my mom for a few years.. I know what you are going through… I will say a prayer for you both

  11. whmIII

    whmIII said, 4 months ago

    nothing unusual about that…

  12. aerwalt

    aerwaltGenius_badge said, 4 months ago

    For politicians who are re-elected; Second term, pay cut in half, Third term, half again, Fourth term, charge the pol one-half of original salary, Fifth term, Charge is 100% of original salary, Sixth term, confiscation of all worldly goods.

    No one permitted to subsidize any politician.

  13. Rmom

    Rmom said, 4 months ago

    idwiz - Mom holds a mortgage on some land they sold. So some of her interest money comes from a mortgage.

  14. benbrilling

    benbrillingGenius_badge said, 4 months ago

    My 401(k) lost 20% during the previous administration. It has gained 10% during the few short months of the current administration. What’s gotten into you?

  15. Rmom

    Rmom said, 4 months ago

    @aerwalt - I like your idea. Although, it does make me wonder if they would be more likely to take bribes, etc.?

    Two things - 1. They should have to live by the laws they make for the rest of the country.


    1. They need to read every word of every bill (or at least the opportunity for their staffers & the public to do so) before they vote for it.

  16. crunkbot

    crunkbot said, 4 months ago

    This adm. just eliminated any kind of retirement.

    How adorable! It thinks it’s people!

  17. boldyuma

    boldyuma said, 4 months ago

    “The accounted called to talk about my BRA?”

  18. Atma

    Atma said, 4 months ago

    It was the action of lobbyists that pressured lawmakers to relax regulations that got the banks into the game of sloppy lending, subprime mortgages and all that toxic debt that brought the economy to the state that its in now (and still could go much lower due to the coming adjustable rate mortgage resetting and the looming disaster in commercial real estate). If lawmakers didn’t have to rely on lobbyists for their campaign war chest reloading, they’d be more likely to look after the interests of their electorate rather than their campaign war chests. Take away the need for fundraising and its a whole different ball game. The current state of Congress is essentially bribe-taking, and always has been.

    The Supreme Court votes their true thoughts, congress should be put in a position to do the same. I don’t know what would work to accomplish the elimination of influence peddling, I just think alternatives should be tried with the intent to find something that DOES. Maybe paying them MORE each year? Maybe making voting mandatory as it is in some other countries? Maybe setting up independent review boards that assess and give report scores that are required attachment to every campaign ad? Maybe shooting lobbyist for making payments? SOMETHING has to work better than the way it is….

  19. mike48

    mike48Genius_badge said, 4 months ago

    I HAD TO RETIRE DUE TO HEALTH PROBLEMS BUT I GET ENOUGH MONEY TO SURVIVE ON

  20. channce

    channce said, 4 months ago

    aerwalt, I love the way you think. I like all the other interesting ideas that were proposed too. Now all we have to do is to get busy taking action to make crucial changes before it becomes too late, if it is not too late already.

  21. huskerfan9287

    huskerfan9287 said, 4 months ago

    yea gezzer bush’s economy was horrible, that’s why the dow jones jumped to over 14,000 points before crashing because of bills like gramm-leach-billey, that were signed into law by bill clinton

  22. dougeprofile

    dougeprofileGenius_badge said, 3 months ago

    Um, if you were paying attention you would know the market has recovered considerably. Oh, and it crashed and styayed crashed BECAUSE of Obama’s trillion dollar spending spree and tax increases.