Flashing back from a card game, I reflect on some of the things I’ve seen. How am I compared to what?
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State pension funds had a $1 trillion funding gap as of 2008 (Image from Pew Center PDF.) Even with the recent rise in the stock market, things are unquestionably much worse now. For example, CalPERS, the huge California fund,reported a 25% loss in July 2009. Pension Pulse says things are made worse with [...] Built by students at Cal Poly, it weighs just 96 lbs. with a top speed of 30 mph, running a highly modified Honda 50cc engine. Tea Partiers target Ron Paul in GOP Primary. Click for Reuters slideshow A water trader in the Yemen capital of Sanaa says his pumps run continually in wells 1,300 feet deep, yet little water is there. Sometimes there is none. Yemen is growing fast, but the water table is dropping precipitously. Fights between tribes have already started over water and experts say [...] So said Mark Twain. And it’s still true. Democrats vs Democrat in California’s water wars Labour withdrew over their demand that The Netherlands keep to its scheduled withdrawal. Brought to you by the fine folks at ShadyUrl. |
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