BECKLEY— It happened a few years before expected but social security is now bleeding money. Big job losses and a spike in early retirement claims from laid-off seniors will force Social Security to pay out more in benefits than it collects in taxes the next two years, the first time that’s happened since the 1980s.
Archive for September, 2009
POLL: Explain the picture…
Posted in Current Events, Domestic Affairs, Politics, tagged Freedom, Obama, Politics, Poll, Virginia Governor's Race, Wall Street Journal on September 28, 2009 | 1 Comment »
BECKLEY— What is Obama doing to this man to get this reaction?
Confronting the Brutal Facts – Planning for Tomorrow
Posted in Economy, tagged China, Dollar Decline, Employability, Employment, Freedom, Insurance, Investing, IRA, Islam, Moral Decline, Mutual Funds, Roth IRA, Savings, Taxes, Technology on September 27, 2009 | 6 Comments »
BECKLEY— I’ve been thinking a lot about investing and want to share some of my thoughts. I just rolled over a 401(k) to an IRA so it’s time to consider some investing strategies. How to allocate those funds? I pick individual investments and I leave the mutual funds up to the 401(k) or now my 403(b). I [...]
Mainstream NYC Style Islam
Posted in Current Events, tagged Ahmad Afzali, Imam Leadership, Islam, Jihad, Mainstream Islam, Muslim, New York, Terrorists on September 26, 2009 | 5 Comments »
BECKLEY— I hear very often that violent Jihad Muslims are not the mainstream Muslims. They are freaks and nuts on the fringe of Islamic culture and society. I know that this is not true. A simple reading of the Qur’an reveals that at the core of Islam is violence. It doesn’t surprise me when one finds out the [...]
Our Decline – The Future of the Dollar
Posted in Current Events, Domestic Affairs, Economy, Foreign Affairs, Politics, tagged China, currency, dollar, Economics, Freedom, RMB on September 25, 2009 | 7 Comments »
BECKLEY— Debt plus China’s drive for power (an excellent article by the way) equals the dollars inevitable downfall.