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A new GI Bill

…other political leaders often say that the men and women who have served in our military since 9/11 are the “new greatest generation.” Well, here’s a thought from two infantry…

What the Oil money is doing

…percent less oil than it did in 1973, although the economy has more than doubled. Billions of dollars were invested to convert oil-reliant electricity-generation systems into ones powered by natural…

Crony Capitalists of the World – Unite

…plans – often in lieu of wages for services performed a generation ago when such entities also had cash flow problems from intense competition. In what might be seen as…

Oil: The Impact on the US Economy

…efficient automobiles, less oil in electricity generation and more efficient industry. The following graph shows oil consumption by sector. The industrial sector has never returned to the 1979 consumption levels…

Opposing The Social Security Plan That Does Not Exist

…of 2018? Simply this – ever since the Reagan-Greenspan Soc. Sec. recommendations were implemented a generation ago, we thought we were prefunding the retirement benefits of the baby boom generation….

Reason #4 to Vote for Kerry: Budget Deficits

…the interest payments on Bush’s debt. To actually repay the debt (rather than just make interest payments on it), the generation of Americans that are today’s children will have the…