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Re: Maher and friends on socialism
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Ironically, my portfolio is doing all right. I didn't panic during the crash, sat tight, and rode it all right back up again. I've been rebalancing it, not out of fear of stocks, but because stocks are not the best place for someone my age to have retirement funds. Would apply even if the economy was great.

I could have been a cubicle jockey at a big tech firm or something. I started out on that road. But I wanted to go for the brass ring. Hell, I'd probably do it again. A lot of cubicle jockeys have lost their jobs too, and not had half the fun and amazing experiences I've had. You can't play it safe all your life, and I wanted to build spaceships, not copy machines or Navy computers. And again, the money was good when things were good. There was a while when I was making as much as the boss was. I'm damn good at what I do, but a bit overspecialized. Ah well, at least I'm not getting my ass taxed off now. Everything's got a bright side.

Neither you nor your wife - or me and my wife for that matter - would be affected by any Republican changes being proposed to entitlements. Something the media is making damn sure gets swept under the rug. I don't know what's going on with pensions, but governments are running out of money and retirement funds are full of it. Keep your powder dry (in the rhetorical sense only). I think Ireland is going after theirs soon.

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