…pearance later on Tuesday, Christie plans to propose Social Security “means-testing” that would reduce the size of benefits for people earning more than $80,000 annually and phase them out entirely for those earning $200,000 or more. “Do we really believe that the wealthiest Americans need to take from younger, hard working Americans to receive what, for most of them, is a modest monthly Social Security check?” Christie will say, according to exce… Continue reading →

…dges and make college cheaper and cheaper via government policy. We should simply ask the government to command that colleges provide that right to students. Politicians won’t go this far, of course, because they need constituents and interest groups. Academia, while there are heroic exceptions here and there, is the most powerful and vocal spokesperson for all things leftist and socialist in American society. You had better believe they will not… Continue reading →

…g home. Don’t citizens have some share of the responsibility for their own complicity in this self-defeating and self-deceitful scheme? I would say yes. While it’s true that the complexities in the Social Security system are complicated, contradictory and complex, it’s also true that people know that politicians (in both parties) are filled with lies. When you occasionally get one who hints at the truth, that politician is promptly shot down, and… Continue reading →

…me Court and see how well they fit my criteria? I know millions agree with me. It’s time we have a say about the Supreme Court, as well. Follow Dr. Hurd on Facebook. Search under “Michael Hurd” (Rehoboth Beach DE). Get up-to-the-minute postings, recommended articles and links, and engage in back-and-forth discussion with Dr. Hurd on topics of interest. Also follow Dr. Hurd on Twitter at @MichaelJHurd1, and see “Michael Hurd” on MeWe…. Continue reading →

…se of a conventional World War III including, but not limited to, the drafting of snowflakes to fight for us should be a breeze.       Follow Dr. Hurd on Facebook. Search under “Michael Hurd” (Rehoboth Beach DE). Get up-to-the-minute postings, recommended articles and links, and engage in back-and-forth discussion with Dr. Hurd on topics of interest. Also follow Dr. Hurd on Twitter at @MichaelJHurd1, drmichaelhurd on Instagram…. Continue reading →

…find just $21 billion to cover the cost of a one-year freeze in conference-committee negotiations. Medicare doctors will get a 27 percent pay cut if the lawmakers don’t reach an agreement before March 1.” In practice, this means that all doctors and hospitals who accept Medicare — the vast majority — are facing a 27 percent pay cut effective the first of next month. No, it might not happen, but the last Band Aid only lasted for two months. Will t… Continue reading →