Fixing Indexing

Here is a novel approach on entitlements.
Right now they are indexed to inflation. Thus they go up and up and up.

Try inflation minus 2%.
Benefits go up more slowly than inflation, but not that much, only 2% less.
So if inflation is 2% or less, there is no increase.

If inflation is 5% then the increase is 3%.
I think we could all live with this and it would gradually bring the spending back into balance
with revenue.
Something must be done and this would be an elegant and palatable solution to the problem of government debt.

NO VICTIMS

are you a victim?

there are no victims

we are all free

absolutely free

this is the truth

our freedom is total and absolute

optimist

was just checking my Jan 30, 2012 prediction for stock market performance for 2012

I predicted the market would be up between 12% and 24% this year

right now it is up about 17%

but it could still go up and down
3 1/2 months to go

and how are the bears doing?
they are doing a lot of short covering and taking big losses

it is better to be an optimist
and it is more realistic

really, the markets historically have gone up 3 years out of 4.
so the odds are that any given year will be an up year

scarcity limited resources

he worked himself to death trying to make enough money to pay his medical bills

who is he?

he is us

all of us

the goal is not health and happiness

the goal is to spend a lot of money on doctors and hospitals

that is not the way to health

HEALTH IS SOMETHING YOU DO

you can't buy it any more than you can buy love

so instead of working to make enough money to pay the doctor
put you heart and soul into the garden of your total self

then you will be healthy

Brain Teaser

you have an old clock
it uses a AA battery
you put in a battery and the clock runs fine
but it is set for the wrong time

there is no way to set the time

you would like to be able to use the clock

What do you do?