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Talk about locking the barn door after the horses have bolted. At this point I doubt that there's more than 1% of the US population whose Social Security information hasn't been compromised in one way or another. Too little, and much too late.
Well, I'll certainly agree that the situation is less than desirable, but I'm not sure that I would agree that what we have now is a blatant usurping of power. Seems to me more on the order of a non-blatant attempt to moderate power. A group (presum…
@msf: While your suggested options are ethically unassailable, they are also, unfortunately, rather ineffective in the present situation. If it were possible to "persuade the President to do something different", then there would have been no need f…
Actually, we've already seen some results of selective "foot dragging" with respect to some orders which are suspect in their legality. A number of things with respect to the military, for instance, regarding various personnel directives which have …
"someone who wants to sow discord and chaos"
Are you seriously suggesting that "discord and chaos" is not already the "new normal" White House environment?
Again I ask: If the statements made in the article are truthful, please explain why it was …
"more risks than mf"
Maybe, maybe not. Depends on what you buy. If you go for max income "junk", yes, the risk may be higher because the high interest income presumably reflects that risk.
If you buy lower risk, lower income bonds in good solid co…
If serious about bonds, then JohnN has the right idea. Forget mutual funds, and buy the bonds directly. You then have total control over what to buy, when to buy, how long to hold, and when or if to sell. Barring a complete default, at the very mini…
"b" ?? Oh, I get it. Just a cheat to "boost" your post into the "discussion +" category even though that status was unearned. As usual, the rules are for everyone else, but not you. Sounds like your policies come straight from the White House.
@Old_Skeet
I'm a little unclear if was "treason" because it was anonymous, or because it was truthful, or because it was untruthful.
Seems to me that if it is untruthful, it could be considered treasonous whether it was anonymous or fully signed b…
I've been thinking about that last sentence in the news article: "The tariffs that Trump has imposed and threatened add up to $517 billion, more than the $505 billion in Chinese goods that entered the country last year."
So does that mean that if t…
@BenWP: Well now, you don't know for sure that every vote is counted. There might actually have been two folks in your town who voted for McCarthy. (I did too, by the way.)
And yes, I was wrong to take a shot at Ted without specific knowledge, alt…
Everybody's in favor of Entitlement Reform... for everyone other than themselves, of course. But then again, that perspective is shared right up to the very top, in fact, especially at the very top... that elusive "1%", who are leading by example. O…
Our glorious leader-for-life said that "trade wars are easy to win", so there shouldn't be any problems. Canada and China should come begging on their knees any day now.
Breaking News, Washington Post:
Trump says Justice Dept. should investigate author of anonymous op-ed
"President Trump, citing national security reasons, called on the attorney general to find the author of critical column in the New York Times th…
An interesting aspect is the almost simultaneous release of the letter and Bob Woodward's new book. As the letter effectively corroborates the background described in the book, it has gained much more effectiveness and credibility than if it had bee…
Reminds me of one of those Russian doll things... an image of someone, inside someone, inside someone... Mirrors everywhere. Well, Trump likes things Russian after all- how fitting!
Interesting possibility. But I'd think that her ability to moderate or limit Trump's desires/instructions would be minimal. Although possibly in concert with others...
It sounds like Jim Mattis to me. I hate to say that, because if it's true, he'll be gone by next week, and he's one of the few adults in this administration. He may be gone by next week anyway, whether he's the guy or not, the way this "president" o…
