"In a democracy (‘rule by mob’), those who refuse to learn from history will be the majority and will dictate that everyone else suffer for their ignorance."
Social Security may not be in as much trouble as most think… oh, my…
Scientists Say Life Expectancy To Drop
Obesity could help keep Social Security solvent because people will die younger. “One of the consequences of our prediction is that Social Security does not appear to be in nearly as bad a shape as we think,” said study author S. Jay Olshansky.
Now, that’s certainly mixed news.
(h.t. Rod Schaffter, posting at Chaos Manor Mail)
Think happy thoughts… think happy thoughts… think… arrrggggghhhhh!
Quote of the week? Maybe quote of the decade, for all I know.
“As I have said repeatedly the purpose of government is to hire and pay government workers; and the purpose of TSA is to remind us all that we are subjects, not citizens.” –Jerry E. Pournelle (page down a ways)
Think happy thoughts, now. C’mon, I know you can do it…
(And from the same source as above, a related—and perhaps just as disturbing—thought: ” It is interesting that opponents of the death penalty want Terri [Schiavo] to die.” Yes. It is related… )