Retirement
The last time we had $3.00 gasoline, tomatoes (medium to large) @ about $1.00 each, some onions even at $.75 each, good steak or roast from $6.99 to $9.99 per pound, and hamburger @ $3.00 per pound, green beans at about $4.00 for a pot full, and service technicians at $65.00 per hour, at least retired people on a fixed income after retirement could eat some dog and cat food to survive.
Not this time however. It is poisoned and the protein value is fake. Of course I'm not speaking of those 15% of retirees who were corporate executives or Airline Pilots, or Bankers, or stock managers who are retired in Bimini, or some such place.
Vacations are pretty much out since Hotels go for $200.00 to $300.00 in any place you would want to visit or see. Gas at about $60.00 every 350 miles is also tough.
Our 30,000 recently maimed and wounded soldiers have the wonderful Veterans Administration to look forward to, and then 2-3 years of rehab if they can stand in line and fill out enough paperwork for the idiots! Many of them also can retire providing they can live with someone and help buy the groceries.
Utilities are up 40% over just three years ago and will go even higher due to the oil situation.
Our national debt has climbed in the last six years from eight trillion, plus, excess, to about that same amount in the hole. About sixteen trillion shot! This has been to war, and promote a wonderful false economy based upon debt.
It would not take much for our stock market to collapse, our debts to be called in by foreign holders of the notes, and a consistent weather problem to destroy our food and water supply.
We have done practically nothing in the last six years to fight off any of this horrible stuff and we are bound to pay dearly for some of that.
Let us never elect another bunch of light weights with no ideas to office.
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