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As more and more citizens age and become eligible for Social Security, will there be enough resources available to pay the benefits promised to these citizens for the past 60 years without more taxation of the general population? Already, the promises are being broken! The age limits are being advanced and many will have to work longer than originally bargained for or loss some of their benefits. Most people if given their back the money they put in, with interest, could retire in lavish style.(Of course, its not an investment plan, it’s a tax.) Liberals blame the shortfall of funds...

“The Press” and their talking heads openly explore the options, TROOP MOVEMENTS, and progress of the military in Afghanistan on the air and transmit it to our enemies, under the banner of freedom of the press, just in case they (the enemy) might have overlooked one of our options.Our forefathers, in constructing the Constitution were acutely aware of the necessity of controlling government and put in place a system of checks and balances aimed at preventing any one of the various branches from dominating the others. The system has worked well over the years and, while it sometimes stifles government, ...

All those who are against National Identity Cards are only fooling themselves. What do they call a drivers license, social security card, business license or the many other cards our government uses to keep tabs on us? Try getting a job, credit, or many other benefits, both from the government or the private sector without them. Impossible, who's kidding who?A national identity card would only replicate the many other cards we are already required forced to carry. The various government entities already exchange information they have about us...So what's the problem? If your right hand is shackled to a wall, ...