Let's See What He Says When He's 65 . . .

Ben Shapiro: "No one in the United States should be retiring at 65 years old. Frankly, I think retirement itself is a stupid idea unless you have some sort of health problem."pic.twitter.com/vWyn67l915

— Defiant L’s (@DefiantLs) July 14, 2025

Oh, We've Witnessed This WAY Too Much!

 

Are Our Priorities Out Of Order?

 

Now, Cogitate On This For Awhile . . .

 

Hmmm . . . How Then Will People Find Meaning?

Elon Musk | WGS 2017: "There will be fewer and fewer jobs that a robot cannot do better; I think we will just end up doing Universal Basic Income, its going to be neccesary. The harder challenge, much harder challenge is how do people then have meaning? pic.twitter.com/U677N1S0a9

— Zola (@betterworld_22) April 7, 2022

And what happens if they can't or don't find meaning? Huh? What happens to them?

Just Think About What We've Lost . . .

 

THE Single Best Video To Start The New Year!

 Take a few moments to savor the whole thing!

Mike Rowe makes more sense than . . . well, than almost anyone else!

THIS Is How Democrats Treat Honest Enterprise

 

Now We Ask: Has America Reached This Tipping Point?

Michelle: Get Hired Help

When you go into work on Monday tell your boss that you need a chief of staff and a personal assistant.
Tell him or her that you just gotta have this help; you can't do your job without it.
Tell your boss that it's essential.
And if your boss argues with you, tell him or her that the First Lady, Michelle Obama wants you to have a chief of staff and a personal assistant.
Tell the boss to take it up with Michelle.
From DeNeen L. Brown at the Washington Post:
First lady Michelle Obama called her "current life" in the White House "a very blessed situation, because I have what most families don't have -- tons of support all around, not just my mother, but staff and administration. I have a chief of staff and a personal assistant, and everyone needs that."
"Everyone should have a chief of staff and a set of personal assistants," Obama said with a laugh as she spoke before a crowd of business executives meeting [yesterday] during a "Corporate Voices for Working Families" conference at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington. . . .
Obama has said as first lady she wants to focus on the struggles of working families. During her 10-minute speech, Obama advocated for sick leave for parents, flexible work hours for employees and on-site child care,

Gov. Perry On Secession

Jobless Rate Continues Climb

From Jeannine Avena at the Associated Press:
The nation's unemployment rate jumped to 8.5 percent in March, the highest since late 1983, as a wide swath of employers eliminated 663,000 jobs. It's fresh evidence of the toll the recession has inflicted on America's workers, and economists say there's no relief in sight.
If part-time and discouraged workers are factored in, the unemployment rate would have been 15.6 percent in March, the highest on records dating to 1994, according to Labor Department data released Friday.
The average work week in March dropped to 33.2 hours, a new record low.
"It's an ugly report and April is going to be equally as bad," predicted Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody's Economy.com.
Last month's tally of job losses was slightly higher than the 654,000 that economists expected. The rise in the unemployment rate matched expectations.
Employers cut 651,000 jobs in February when the jobless rate was 8.1 percent, the same as initially estimated. January's job losses, however, were revised much higher, to 741,000 . . .
Job losses were widespread last month. Construction companies cut 126,000 jobs. Factories axed 161,000. Retailers got rid of nearly 50,000. Professional and business services eliminated 133,000. Leisure and hospitality reduced employment by 40,000. Even the government cut jobs -- 5,000 of them. . . .
Even if the recession ends this year, the economy will remain frail, analysts said. Companies will have little appetite to ramp up hiring until they feel the economy is truly out of the woods and any recovery has staying power.
Given that, many economists predict the unemployment rate will hit 10 percent at the end of this year. The Fed says unemployment will remain elevated into 2011.
Economists say the job market may not get back to normal -- meaning a 5 percent unemployment rate -- until 2013.
"There's going to quite a long haul before you see the jobless rate head down," said Bill Cheney, chief economist at John Hancock Financial Services.

Obama Tax Pledge Broken

From Breitbart and the Associated Press:
One of President Barack Obama's campaign pledges on taxes went up in puffs of smoke Wednesday.
The largest increase in tobacco taxes took effect despite Obama's promise not to raise taxes of any kind on families earning under $250,000 or individuals under $200,000.
This is one tax that disproportionately affects the poor, who are more likely to smoke than the rich. . . .
The extra money will be used to finance a major expansion of health insurance for children. That represents a step toward achieving another promise, to make sure all kids are covered.
Obama said in the campaign that Americans could have both—a broad boost in affordable health insurance for the nation without raising taxes on anyone but the rich.
His detailed campaign plan stated that his proposed improvement in health insurance and health technology "is more than covered" by raising taxes on the wealthy alone. It was not based on raising the tobacco tax.
The White House contends Obama's campaign pledge left room for measures such as the one financing children's health insurance. . . .
Government and private research has found that smoking rates are higher among people of low income.
A Gallup survey of 75,000 people last year fleshed out that conclusion. It found that 34 percent of respondents earning $6,000 to $12,000 were smokers, and the smoking rate consistently declined among people of higher income. Only 13 percent of people earning $90,000 or more were smokers.
Federal or state governments often turn for extra tax dollars to the one in five Americans who smoke, and many states already hit tobacco users this year. So did the tobacco companies, which raised the price on many brands by more than 70 cents a pack.
The latest increase in the federal tax is by far the largest since its introduction in 1951, when it was 8 cents a pack. It's gone up six times since, each time by no more than a dime, until now.

Big Labor Lives Large

While Big Labor blasts CEOs and other business execs for junkets, limousines, private jets and lavish spending during hard times the Fat Cat leaders of the AFL-CIO are meeting at the plush Fountainbleu Resort in Miami Bech. Turns our Labor leaders like to Live in the Lap of Luxury too!
What ever happened to the days when union leaders were proud to work side-by-side with real,live workers?

Joe: Obama Discourages Work

From Terrence P. Jeffrey at CNS News:
Joe Wurzelbacher, who became a phenomenon in last year’s presidential campaign when he engaged then-candidate Barack Obama in an impromptu debate about free enterprise on a sidewalk in his Ohio neighborhood, told CNSNews.com in a video interview that he believes President Obama’s vision of big government “encourages people to stay home and sit on their butt.” Wurzelbacher has just published a book, “Joe the Plumber: Fighting for the American Dream,” co-authored by Thomas Tabback. . . .
Wurzelbacher’s grandfather, who ran a small business molding concrete, managed to independently support his family during the Depression. When asked about the lessons he had learned from his grandfather’s experience, Wurzelbacher said: “Patience and hard work. That’s what will see you through.”
“He worked throughout the Depression,” Wurzebacher said of his grandfather. “He was able to feed his family because of the reputation that he put out in the community that he was a man to get a job done. And he did it right. And he took care of their house like it was his own. So, he didn’t leave messes. He didn’t just half do the job. He did it all the way. And because of his ethics, he was able to actually put food on the table throughout the Depression.” . . .
“Do you think that this is what Barack Obama and his vision of big government and government dependency puts at risk? The ethic that your grandfather taught you?” Wurzelbacher was asked. “Oh, absolutely,” said Wurzlebacher. “It encourages people to stay home and sit on their butt. You know: Don’t worry about it. We’ll take care of you. Now, that’s what your mom and dad tell you when you’re a child, that’s not what the government tells when you’re a man or woman.” “[T]he government again is encouraging irresponsible behavior,” said Wurzelbacher.