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Dusty, I understand your frustration and concerns. I guess the difference is that I have always considered the SS deduction as (what it truely is) a tax -- not a "contribution". I'm 52 years old now. If I ever recover part of those taxes I will consider it "gravy" but certainly n...

dusty wrote:Yup, you are right on there. In fact, most of this is not within the scope of this thread.

Hey, you started it !

What need to be done is the media needs to list every company that has taken jobs out of this country and then the American public needs to boycott them. It all comes back to GREED and we are all guilty of it in one way or another. Yeah, and while we are at it we should insist that Toyota, Honda, B...

I know, I know oh let me answer, I know. :D The jobs are all overseas because the rich aren't happy with billions, they believe they need 10's of billions. I saw a $150 million dollar private yacht on TV today. Do you realize just to take it for a day cruise cost more than most of the middle class ...

I agree completely, they deserve to pay the same rate as me. Too bad their tax rate is 15% or less and mine is 25% or more. If you have been paying attention to recent news the top marginal tax rate has just been increased to 39%. If you believe it is 15% then you are confusing regular income (sala...

Josh, I was in complete agreement with you right up until the last sentence. What do you mean by "real cuts" but leaving out " entitlements" ? I'm sorry, my friend, that is impossible. Just look at the portion of our budget spent on these entitlements. Sure we can trim around the...

Government should provide military, education, infrastructure, police, fire, necessary regulation, a hand-up (not hand-out), and HEALTHCARE for every citizen. Other than that, they need to get the hell out of our lives. . Josh, as I read the US Constitution only one of the above (military or defens...

The Treasury Department does pay interest on the Treasury Bills held by Social Security. In 2011, the Social Security Administration received $106.5 billion in interest payments on the approximate $2.5 trillion is so-called assets it holds. Details are here in the last available trustee's report --...

Any experience with the Carter Bandsaw bearing upgrade? I've never been completely satisfied with my SS bandsaw, although I realize much of the problem is "operator error" in terms of set up and adjustment. Almost bought the Carter upgrade last year during the Woodworking Show and know I w...

I used a Japanese style ripping saw. After I got a few inches into the cut, I shimmed the kerf to keep it from binding.

I joke about the "work" but actually at the right angle and once I got into the rhythm, it cut really well.