70% of U.S. spending is writing checks to individuals. “…the government has become primarily a massive money-transfer machine, taking $2.6 trillion from some and handing it back out to others.” Well, they’re not just writing checks, they’re buying votes.
Author: Bonfire of the Absurdities
After 35 year career writing software for IBM mainframes, am now self-employed contractor thinking of joining a union and striking for higher wages. Cured morbid fear of heights when I learned to look at them as lengths standing on end. Uncompromising in refusal to accept browser cookies. Amateur investor who has accumulated a small fortune in the market after starting out years ago with a large one. For recreation, I run, hike, kayak and play tennis but will not consider synchronized swimming under any circumstances.
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