A letter yesterday informed me my Social Security check is dropping from $996 to $847 and I was overpaid for Part B last year and my March check will be $507.
Not only is there a loss of family and friends as a result of
incarceration, but a loss of Social Security income.
I know a woman that was in prison for 25 years. When they released her, her SS check was $506 a month.
You can feel as judgmental about ex-felons as you want, but it doesn’t change the fact that it is creating a
permanent underclass of elderly that are unable to care for themselves financially.
I’m a disabled veteran and served with the 101st Airborne in Vietnam. 8% of all prisoners are veterans. (Over 100,000.)
All my family is dead. When I die, my name dies with me.
1/ Jeffrey Epstein was not a legitimate financier. There is no evidence he ran a hedge fund, produced audited returns, or built wealth through normal financial activity.
2/ Despite that, he lived like a billionaire: private jets, a private island, multiple mansions, and constant elite access.
That mismatch alone should have triggered a full forensic investigation. It didn’t.
3/ Epstein claimed to manage money for one ultra-wealthy client at a time. The only clearly documented one was Leslie Wexner—under shockingly broad power of attorney.
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Throughout history, mankind has accepted failings of those who, by hook or crook, or by force or elections, have become leaders in Tribes, Society or of our Nations.
We accept their excuses because as individuals we feel powerless to do anything else.
This must end.
The question presents itself, at this point, of how we get these very people who create our laws, to pass laws holding them accountable for their misconduct?
In the U.S., this is only possible, at the State level, through citizen initiated State Constitutional Amendments.
While it is a grueling process, requiring Petitions with a massive amount of signatures needed to place Referendums on the Ballot at elections, it can be done.
We must hold our leaders accountable.
Lies, told just to get elected, should result in removal from Office.
“BERLIN — When a video of two Donald Trump supporters shouting “Luegenpresse” (lying press) started to circulate Sunday, viewers from Germany soon noted its explosive nature. The defamatory word was most frequently used in Nazi Germany.”
What’s insidious about the use of Lügenpresse in the United States is the use of ultra-wealthy to purchase large media forums to make it true.
Rupert Murdock, (Fox, et al.), Jeff Bezos (Washington Post), and Patrick Soon-Shiong (LA Times).
If China suddenly stopped exporting to the U.S., a lot of products essential to daily life would be hit hard. Some major categories include:
1.Electronics
•Smartphones (iPhone production depends heavily on China)
•Laptops, tablets, monitors
•Household appliances (microwaves, air purifiers, etc.)
•Batteries (especially lithium batteries for EVs, laptops, etc.)
and Textiles
•Everyday clothes (t-shirts, jeans, socks, etc.)
•Shoes and sneakers
•Bedding (sheets, comforters)2.Clothing
3.Pharmaceuticals and Medical Supplies
•Antibiotics and key medicines (China is a huge supplier of active pharmaceutical ingredients - APIs)
•Face masks, gloves, and other basic medical supplies