Hmmm . . . I was looking at our retirement funds. They are really taking a bath and have dropped in value. However, I do believe they will return to what they were a year ago and better. A lot of things going on nationally and globally where the United States is being led in […]
Angry Bear Readers . . . once or twice a week, we are the recipients of commentary written by guest writer Erica York at The Tax Foundation. This is not a copy from a site that is simply pasted on Angry Bear. These are sent to the Angry Bear address. I then post them for […]
Ball Room Design versus International Integrity? Which comes first? The New York Times (gift link) had some real professionals and historic building experts weigh in. It’s not pretty: Trump’s Ballroom Design Has Barely Been Scrutinized – The New York Times The gift link to the Trump Ballroom was taken from the New York Times by […]
While living in Michigan, I was invited to a Garden Party featuring Senator Debbie Stabenow. Being the person I am, I asked on behalf of student having such loans what she was going to do to grant relief to students who are behind, experiencing economic issues, swindled into taking loans to achieve capabilities which do […]
Comparing Medigap Plan Benefits | Medicare Medicare covers a wide variety of things for oldsters. However, there are gaps which regular Medicare does not cover. What if, the country did expand regular Medicare for all? What if, people could buy into Supplemental Healthcare Insurance to cover the gaps (in regular Medicare) at the same prices […]
Kind of hard not to say something about the Iran situation and Trump. This is purposeful by Trump and his political supporters. He feels empowered. The reports from March 2026 suggest the US is increasingly entangled in its “tar baby” scenario with Iran. Initial and limited military goals have escalated into a difficult-to-exit conflict. Increasing […]
“Shared Legislative Power: The One Rule Congress Must Change” J.P. McJefferson Thoughts Photo by Nick Fewings on Unsplash Congress is widely described as polarized, dysfunctional, and unable to solve the country’s most pressing problems. Those diagnoses are not wrong—but they are incomplete. The deeper issue is not political division. It is structural design—specifically, the internal rules Congress has […]
When I retired, my health insurance became traditional Medicare, what right-wingers call “socialism.” I’d read enough not to be seduced by the candy offered in “Medicare Advantage” plans, the free market plans that were supposed to be superior to traditional Medicare. So far, no regrets for me. Sadly, tens of thousands of Americans do regret […]
Maybe your driver license may not be enough to prove you are a resident of the state and county in which you vote. What if you needed another form of identification other than a bill for electricity, water, or natural gas? Could you afford to have a passport in hand? That could be one of […]
The equivalency of education for women and men in the same disciple is not a guarantee of equal pay. This is true even if both went to the same school for their education. Also. more likely than not, a woman from a highly rated school may still get paid less than a man who graduated […]