October 30, 2007

Baby Boomer + Social Security Cartoons

With the recent news of the first baby boomer dipping into Social Security retirement benefits, there have been tons of editorial cartoons illustrating this upcoming flood on the system. Daryl Cagle has compiled several of those cartoons in a special section of his website.

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 5:03 PM

December 20, 2005

Talk Is Cheap

A standard tactic used by our rulers is to talk about solving a problem without actually doing a darn thing to really accomplish anything. In the meanwhile, we are still stuck with a Ponzi Scheme that is costing us each thousands of dollars a year. Tom Briscoe's look back at 2005. Full size image This episode of Small World has been posted with the express consent of artist Tom Briscoe, who has plenty of other interesting content on his personal website.

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 7:58 PM

June 27, 2005

That first step is a doozy

From Bob Gorrell: Full size image

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 11:55 PM

June 25, 2005

Dems Fiddling Around

From Dick Wright: Full size image

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 12:13 PM

June 22, 2005

Contrasting Political Platforms

From Chuck Asay Full size image

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 2:08 PM

June 21, 2005

Too Risky?

What's risky for the Dems is the chance that Bush might receive any credit for being farsighted enough to tackle this long overdue problem. They would rather we all suffer than have Bush look good. From Rick Kollinger: Full size image

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 9:26 PM

GOP Wimping Out?

From Weyant: Full size image

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 7:31 PM

Waiting For Action

Our rulers always seem to find something that they consider to be more important than working on the multi-trillion dollar fiasco that only affects hundreds of millions of Americans. From Ed Gamble: Full size image

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 12:58 PM

June 19, 2005

AARP Insurgents

still fighting against personal freedom for others. From Tom Toles: Full size image

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 1:54 PM

June 16, 2005

Apologies

Apologizing is easier than actually doing anything for our gutless rulers From R.J. Matson Full size image

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 11:49 PM

June 15, 2005

The Shell Game Continues

Let's hope the GOP can show a little backbone in opposing this expansion of the current scam with Social Security, moving the payout date far enough out that more potential recipients die off before being able to cash in. A private company that tried this kind of scam would be drummed out of existence. In our convoluted society, politicians who propose what is nothing less than outright theft are lauded as saviors of FDR's great program. This comic from Chan Low would be more accurate with RINOs. Full size image

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 11:13 PM

June 14, 2005

Twisted Polls

Chuk Asay has a good look at how the leftist media force certain poll results by their choice of wording. Full size image

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 7:31 PM

June 8, 2005

No Wascally Weform Allowed

Do any of the head honchos at AARP realize how ridiculous they appear in their irrational opposition to any Social Security reform and their steadfast support of the status quo? I have long been suspect of AARP's support of big government programs. I will be turning fifty in a few months, and the last thing I will want is to be a member of such a liberal anti-freedom group as this. Full size image

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 7:26 PM

June 5, 2005

Explaining Social Security To The MTV Crowd

From Mallard Fillmore Full size image

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 10:19 PM

June 3, 2005

Tiger Woods Effect

It shouldn't surprise anyone that the Left loves the idea of screwing over the evil rich to prop up the current way Social Security is financed. Part of their plan is to force high income individuals to pay in more taxes and then be barred from receiving any benefits under their means testing guidelines. From Mike Lester: Full size image

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 7:13 PM

May 30, 2005

Generational Issue

From John Allen Full size image

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 6:43 PM

Some of the Top Social Security Myths

Tom Briscoe with another bull's-eye. Full size image

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 4:02 PM

As Stubborn As...

As many of us have pointed out, it's not the message the Dems are opposing as much as it is the messenger. No matter how far Bush tries to compromise his position, the Dems will fight it in order to prevent Bush from receiving any credit for tackling this issue. From Carl Moore Full size image

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 12:46 PM

May 27, 2005

Interesting Analogy

As unpleasant a task as it is for most of our rulers to even get close to the "beloved" but very antiquated Social Security program, maybe they need to just hold their noses and do the dirty work that is long overdue. From Randy Bish Full size image

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 10:52 AM

May 25, 2005

Make the first move

From Weyant at The Hill Full size image

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 1:25 PM

May 19, 2005

Ambulance Chaser

From Bill Garner Full size image

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 11:55 PM

May 17, 2005

Social Security Rips Off Minorities

It's interesting that even the characters in comics understand that the pay-out scheme for Social Security is designed to intentionally deprive certain segments of our society of any possibility of recovering all (or possibly any) of the money they are forced to pay in. If they were allowed the choice of having personally owned accounts, they could at least pass that money on to their heirs if they don't live long enough to use it themselves. Why don't more of our rulers in DC have the common decency to allow this injustice to be corrected? From Steve Watkin's Housebroken Full size image

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 3:03 PM

May 15, 2005

Scary Flyover

The ostriches scurry for cover any time they have to actually do the things they were elected for, such as show some leadership and initiative. From Marshall Ramsey Full size image

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 8:28 PM

May 14, 2005

Generous Dem Tip

From Eric Allie Full size image

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 5:29 PM

AARP's New Sponsorship?

From Mike Luckovich Full size image

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 1:27 PM

May 13, 2005

Time For New Dem Mascot

As others have pointed out, an ostrich would be a much more appropriate mascot for the little donkeys. From Ed Gamble: Full size image

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 11:42 PM

Evacuation

From Kevin Kallaugher Full size image

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 10:35 PM

May 12, 2005

Dems On Defense

From Timothy Kelly Full size image

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 11:54 PM

Panic By The Status Quo

From Henry Payne Full size image

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 11:40 PM

May 11, 2005

Who Should Own Our Social Security?

Full size image If the election hadn't gone our way last November, we wouldn't even be this far along in discussing the possibility of personal ownership of Social Security money. Full size image For those who may not understand the reference: I have no idea who created those graphics, which I came across on the web. While the grammar is obviously wrong, I took it to be a play on the internet meme from a few years ago that used the phrase "All your base are belong to us." I really have no idea where that originated, but I have seen that phrase pop up all over the net for the past few years. A Google search turns up a ton of references to it, including this summary. It's a sort of melding of that cult internet theme and current news topics.

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 12:02 AM

May 10, 2005

Bad Dreams

We will all be having nightmares about our financial futures if the Social Security fiasco isn't fixed. From Michael Maslin Full size image

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 11:37 PM

Social Security Battle

From Chuck Asay Full size image

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 6:29 PM

Who's Sitting Pretty?

From Steve Kelley Full size image

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 2:57 AM

May 9, 2005

Dingy Harry Has A Plan For Us

From Timothy Kelly Full size image

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 11:53 PM

May 8, 2005

How AARP Got Its Name

We're not the only ones noticing that AARP's anti-choice activism is making more people despise that organization than the proposed changes. Classic case of shooting themselves in their feet. From Gary Waltrip Full size image

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 11:24 PM

Why Dems Oppose Social Security Choice

Courtesy of Aidan Full size image

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 11:17 PM

AARP Protecting The Younger Generations From Hearing The Truth

From Mike Shelton Full size image

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 10:51 PM

Time To Modernize

From Sam Ryskin Full size image

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 10:19 PM

May 6, 2005

AARP & Dems Handling A Crisis

From Kevin Tuma Full size image

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 9:40 PM

The Silence Is Deafening

From Ben Sargent Full size image

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 11:42 AM

Pyramid Schemes

It doesn't work out well when our rulers in DC try to micro-manage every aspect of our lives. From Jack Higgins Full size image

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 1:55 AM

May 5, 2005

Two Ways To Address A Problem

From John Trever Full size image

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 1:09 PM

May 4, 2005

The Dominoes Are Ready To Fall

From Paul Nowak Full size image

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 10:59 PM

What Dems Bring To The Table

From Rick McKee Full size image

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 1:14 PM

May 3, 2005

Waiting Forever

From Chuck Asay Full size image

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 11:43 PM

May 2, 2005

Are Our GOP Rulers Getting Cold Feet?

We need to let our elected officials know that there will be a price to pay come next election if they wimp out on this opportunity to finally do something substantial to help address the Social Security crisis. From R.J. Matson: Full size image From John Trever: Full size image

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 11:16 PM

Dems Unified On Their Plans For SS Reform

From Glenn McCoy Full size image

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 10:33 AM

May 1, 2005

Burgers and Social Security

With the prevailing mindset of far too many people in our society, as illustrated here by Mallard Fillmore, we are all considered just too stupid to even know what we should be eating without the government making those choices for us. How can we possibly be trusted to make any important investment decisions on our own? The Nanny State is running amok. Full size image

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 9:43 PM

Working Together?

From Randy Bish Full size image

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 9:20 PM

April 30, 2005

Typical Dem Cooperation

From Dick Wright Full size image

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 12:23 AM

April 29, 2005

Who will inherit your retirement account?

Chuk Asay compares the two main options. Full size image

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 11:33 PM

Harry Reid's Hypocrisy

Bob Lang has a reminder that Dem Leader Dingy Harry hasn't always been as supportive of the current Social Security system as he pretends to be now that a Republican is proposing strengthening it. Full size image

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 11:04 PM

April 28, 2005

Radioactive Issue For Our Rulers

From Signe Wilkinson Full size image

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 12:32 PM

The Mythical Lock Boxes

From Dick Wright Full size image

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 2:05 AM

April 27, 2005

Inter-Generational Battle

From Timothy Kelly Full size image

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 11:15 PM

We're All Just Collateral Damage To the Dems

As Ed Gamble shows here, the Dems don't care who is hurt in their unstoppable mission to oppose anything Bush supports, including the exact same kinds of Social Security reforms that many of them favored when one of their own kind was in the White House. Full size image

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 11:08 PM

April 26, 2005

Sinking Feeling

Great illustration from Cox and Forkum of how the Dems' blind hatred of anything Bush supports is driving them to commit political suicide by riding the Social Security ship down the drain. Full size image

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 11:17 PM

April 25, 2005

Support?

Good illustration from Bob Gorrell of how our gutless rulers in Congress would prefer to just stand back and watch the entire system collapse on its own rather than exercise any actual leadership, as President Bush is trying to do. Full size image

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 11:06 PM

April 19, 2005

AARP's Ad Revised

From Chuck Asay Full size image

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 11:44 PM

Rogue Wave

From Bob Gorrell Full size image

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 11:35 PM

April 18, 2005

Congress Afraid to Participate

From Brian Duffy Full size image

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 10:14 PM

Should we wait until it's too late?

From Mark Thornhill Full size image

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 9:51 PM

April 11, 2005

Blocking The Goal

Chuk Asay with another analogy of AARP's selfish and unfair obstructionism. Full size image

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 11:31 PM

April 8, 2005

An Ownership Society

Eric Allie has it right, that the Dems can't stand the idea of people having control over their own futures and not being wards (or slaves) of the state. Full size image

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 11:46 PM

April 6, 2005

Plans On The Table

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Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 11:44 PM

Blocking The Path of Reform

From Steve Benson Full size image

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 11:15 PM

April 4, 2005

Rowing It Alone

Great illustration from Dick Wright of how the AARP is rowing in the opposite direction, forcing the reform boat to spin in the same place. Full size image

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 10:41 PM

April 1, 2005

Doomed

From David Cox Full size image

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 11:55 PM | TrackBack

Obstructionists

Trying to change the direction of anything as massive as the SS Ponzi is tough enough without the other side blocking our way. From Bob Lang Full size image

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 11:48 PM

March 30, 2005

Babies First

From Paul Nowak Full size image

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 11:58 PM

Dems Try Voodoo

From Michael Ramirez Full size image

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 12:08 AM

March 28, 2005

Heading The Wrong Way

From Bill Garner Full size image

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 11:38 PM

March 25, 2005

Living Long Enough

From Mallard Fillmore Full size image

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 12:50 AM

What We Now Have Is The Gamble

Contrary to what opponents of reform are claiming, giving people ownership of their retirement accounts won't be the risky gamble. As it stands now, it's a gamble just to live long enough to recover what has been paid in. From Bob Gorrell Full size image

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 12:37 AM | TrackBack

March 23, 2005

Situation Normal For the Dems

From John Trever: Full size image

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 3:45 PM | TrackBack

March 22, 2005

Not A New Concept

As Wiley Miller illustrates here, privatization of retirement benefits isn't an entirely new idea. Full size image

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 5:21 PM

March 21, 2005

Poor Guys

We should all feel so sorry for our congress critters who are being asked to actually show some leadership on this crucial issue rather than continue to sweep it under the rug, as they've been able to do for the past several decades. From Bob Gorrell Full size image

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 11:12 PM

Would Social Security be legal if it were sold by a private company?

Thanks to Tom Briscoe for the heads up on his latest artwork illustrating the absurdity of the bogus marketing of Social Security. The answer to the question above should be obvious to anyone with the least bit of knowledge of how Social Security works. If any private investment or insurance company were to market a plan with the same specifications and terms as Social Security, the FTC would shut them down so fast, their heads would spin on the way to prison for the dozens of types of fraud that we routinely accept when they are done by our high and mighty rulers in DC. Full size image

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 4:02 PM

March 20, 2005

How It's Grown

Randy Bish has a good interpretation of how FDR's mild mannered little supplemental retirement program has grown into an insatiable money hungry monster. Full size image

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 11:37 PM

March 16, 2005

Disaster Around The Bend

From Michael Ramirez Full size image

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 11:50 PM

Dems Are Consistent

in their rigid opposition to personal freedom. From Henry Payne. Full size image

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 12:01 PM

March 13, 2005

Better Retirement Plans Than Social Security

I can't say that I've recommended any of these ideas from Mallard Fillmore to my clients over the past thirty years. However, I have advised dozens of safer alternatives than pouring money into the Social Security toilet, including under a mattress. Full size image

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 9:26 PM

March 11, 2005

Dem. Negotiating Technique

From Dick Wright Full size image

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 6:34 PM

Real Lock Boxes?

From Chuck Asay Full size image

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 3:18 AM | TrackBack

March 8, 2005

What's in the trust fund lock box?

Gary Varvel shows us: Full size image

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 11:07 PM

Keep forking over the money

While most of our rulers in DC don't seem to be in any big hurry to address the Social Security mess, Ed Gamble shows the message they have for our workers. Full size image

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 10:47 PM

Accurate assessment of public opinion?

Chuck Asay has a a good illustration of why the opinion polls being touted by the opponents of personal choice are not quite the accurate gauge of the true feelings as we are supposed to believe. Full size image.

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 11:43 AM

March 2, 2005

Liberals' Plan For Dealing With Rip-Off For Blacks

From Mike Lester Full size image

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 10:58 PM

Fewer People To Thank

If nothing else comes out of this debate over reforming Social Security, I hope more people, especially the younger ones, are at least made aware of how phony the personalized savings aspect of the current program is. There are still far too many who believe that the taxes they are paying now are already going into a personally earmarked trust account; when in actuality, it is nothing more than an income redistribution program, with larger amounts of money going from fewer and fewer workers directly to older folks, many of whom are still working. As facetious as it may sound, given the government bureaucracy's classic ineptitude in doing anything efficiently, it would be more cost effective to just have workers "adopt" senior citizens and send them their money directly and eliminate all of the middleman costs. From Howie Schneider: Full size image

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 11:28 AM

March 1, 2005

Something Stinks & Needs Changing

From Nathan Beeler Full size image

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 11:28 PM

Fat Chance!

And the left has the nerve to call supply side economics "voodoo." It would take some kind of mystical power to accomplish this. From Carl Moore Full size image

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 8:18 PM

February 28, 2005

Dem Brick Wall

From Corky Trinidad Full size image

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 11:57 PM

Picking On Babies

From Brian Fairrington Full size image

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 11:38 PM | TrackBack

February 25, 2005

Arrogant Attitude

According to Millard Fillmore here, the left's attitude that we common people are too stupid to distinguish between what things are good and bad applies to more than just Social Security. Full size image

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 11:37 PM

February 24, 2005

We Are Too Stupid To Invest Our Own Money

That's what the Dems think, as in this piece from Mallard Fillmore. Full size image

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 11:51 PM

Trust Fund Magic

Paul Nowak illustrates how it works. Full size image

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 12:01 AM

February 23, 2005

Commingling Crooks

Mallard Fillmore has it right again. The politicians who are fighting the idea of personal savings accounts don't care a bit about the safety of our retirement money. They are just scared to death of losing free unobstructed access to all of that loot. As many of us have pointed out, any real world (non-governmental) pension plan administrator who were to dip into the trust funds for his own use in the same reckless way our rulers in DC do would be residing in the gray bar hotel. Full size image

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 11:51 PM

February 22, 2005

Fewer Workers Supporting More Retirees

Chip Bok's reminder that the financial burden of supporting retired folks is being funded by fewer workers every year. Full size image

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 11:27 PM

AARP Scare Tactics

More from Mallard Fillmore Full size image

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 10:51 PM

February 21, 2005

FDR's Ponzi Scheme

Mallard Fillmore has it exactly right. Full size image

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 10:17 PM

February 18, 2005

AARP Stands For..

something different, according to Paul Nowak. This does raise the big question. Would their position on Social Security reform be any different if the occupant of the White House were a Dem? Full size image

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 11:26 PM

Mandatory Participation

Wouldn't it be nice if we had a choice where the money being taken out of our paychecks was deposited? It wouldn't be as painful if we knew that it was going into an actual savings account and not being flushed down the Social Security commode. Full size image From Jerry Bittle's Geech comic

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 7:17 PM

Hard Hat Zone?

From Dick Wright: Full size image

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 12:38 PM

Inability To Prioritize

Many people, such as Brian Fairrington here, have noted how the liberals are all set to destroy our economy for the sake of bogus global warming science that won't affect anyone for centuries (if at all), yet are unwilling to do anything about a very real problem that is already affecting millions of Americans. Full size image

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 12:08 PM

It's More Than A Game

Check out the opponents of the younger generation in this piece from Chuck Asay. Full size image

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 11:23 AM

February 17, 2005

Socialist Stupidity Card

Jay D. Dyson is back from his two month break from his hilarious Sacred Cow Burgers with this very timely new piece. Full size image

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 1:33 PM

February 16, 2005

Bush Is Stronger Than Most GOP On This Electric Issue

Full size image From Drew Sheneman

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 11:41 AM

February 15, 2005

Anyone But Me

From Steve Kelley Full size image

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 11:18 PM

Boomers Gone Wild

Full size image Courtey of Tom Briscoe

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 10:50 AM

What many people believe is more likely

Full size image From Timothy Kelly

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 10:40 AM

February 14, 2005

Lower Life Expectancy

Since unclaimed benefits revert to the government, I've long thought it would make an excellent plot for a thriller to have someone balance the federal budget by knocking off people before they could recover much, if any, of the money they paid in over their working careers. Full size image By Howie Schneider

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 1:08 PM

February 13, 2005

Dems Have Nothing But Blank Pages

Full size image Thanks to Top Secret Cartoons

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 9:11 PM

February 11, 2005

What the Dems have On the table

From Scott Stantis Full size image

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 12:44 AM

We can sure trust these guardians

From Gary Varvel Full size image

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 12:38 AM

Not 100% Broke In 2042

From Wayne Stayskal: Full size image

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 12:34 AM

Official Democrat Party Stance On S.S.

From Michael Ramirez Full size image

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 12:30 AM

Gas Bag

From Dick Locher Full size image

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 12:26 AM

Don't Look In The Basement

From Ed Gamble Full size image

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 12:07 AM

February 9, 2005

Waiting It Out

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Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 11:49 PM

Counting On Dem. Assumptions

From Chuck Asay Full size image

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 12:02 AM | TrackBack

February 8, 2005

Always Looking For The Worst

From Mike Lester Full size image

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 11:46 PM | TrackBack

February 7, 2005

FDR's Exploding Cigarette

Anyone who thinks that the Social Security system was set up to properly handle the demands of the baby boomers has been smoking way too much wacky tobacky. Full size image By Robert Ariail

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 11:25 PM

Hear No Problem, See No Problem...

By John Cole Full size image

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 11:08 PM

February 6, 2005

Breaking The Addiction

Full size image Courtesy of Toby Dials His original art.

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 10:19 PM

February 5, 2005

Off the Cliff

Whether it happens in 2018 or 2042, the direction the Dems are taking us is the same. By Jack Higgins Full size image

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 6:03 PM | TrackBack

Social Insecurity

Another bull's-eye by Tom Briscoe of Small World Comics Link to his original art. Full size image

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 3:55 PM

Social Security Saviors

Full size image Courtesy of Tom Briscoe of Small World Comics Link to his original art.

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 3:45 PM

February 4, 2005

Democrat Focus

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Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 11:24 PM

All Ponzi & Pyramid Schemes Eventually Collapse

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Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 11:20 PM | TrackBack

13 Years Left

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Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 10:57 PM

Donkey Suicide?

Full size image I get a kick out of people who claim that we have started the use of incendiary rhetoric in this debate over allowing people to have personal ownership of their own retirement and savings accounts. While I have been posting a number of editorial cartoons on this topic over the past few weeks, these are just a small fraction of the ones I see every day during my web travels. It is no exaggeration to say that for every one I find that has a positive message for our side, there are at least half a dozen condemning any change in the status quo with Social Security. Most of those use such subtleties to make their point as accusing Bush of beating up old people and stealing their life savings to give to his cronies on Wall Street. I seriously doubt if any of the analogies that we have used or will use in the future will come anywhere close to the vicious attacks that the Left likes to use. The campaign to instill some good honest personal ownership by the American citizens is going to look a lot like the 2004 presidential campaign, with ridiculous attempts to demonize Bush. As we saw in November, the nature of the Left's shrill attacks and outright lies did more harm than good for their side. For those who don't quite get it, the fact that the Dem's are explicitly alienating and effectively writing off everyone under 55 in their use of generational warfare, seems like a quick road to political suicide. Where are their new members supposed to come from when they've staked out the position of scaring old people and telling younger workers to continue pouring their money into the Social Security Ponzi Scheme?

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 7:23 PM

February 3, 2005

Insurgents On Capitol Hill

Standing in the way of freedom. Full size image

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 11:54 PM

Proposing & Disposing

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Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 11:41 PM

AARP's New Membership Card

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Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 11:17 PM

February 2, 2005

Going Over the Bridge With Teddy K.

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Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 10:29 PM

February 1, 2005

Whatever It Takes

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Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 10:33 PM | TrackBack

Looking At Things From the Dem. Perspective

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Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 10:19 PM

It Should Be Our Choice

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Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 2:59 AM

De-Nile Is A Scary River To Cross With Teddy K.

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Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 2:37 AM

January 30, 2005

Whose problem is it?

Full size image Courtesy of Tom Briscoe of Small World Comics Link to his original art.

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 7:03 PM

January 27, 2005

It Depends On What Your Definition of "Pro Choice" Is

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Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 11:42 PM

January 26, 2005

FDR Quote That Liberals Conveniently Forget

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Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 11:02 PM

Is It A War?

I'm not really planning on posting all of the comics I see trying to convince people that any change in the current system is dangerously risky. However, this one equating the current proposal, to allow a tiny portion of the money already being paid in to be personally controlled, with the Iraq war does illustrate the hyperbole that we can expect to see much more of in the coming months. Full sized image.

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 4:19 PM

January 25, 2005

Amazing

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Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 11:07 PM

That Sinking Feeling

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Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 12:04 PM

As aggressively as the Dems want to attack the SS problems

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Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 11:44 AM

Chicken Little

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Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 3:45 AM

January 22, 2005

Picking On the Defenseless

It has always bugged me that we are forced, at the point of a gun, to participate in a retirement plan that was first established before most of us were born and thus had no input in designing. Any changes we make now will have repercussions for generations to come. The selfish approach, as adopted by AARP, is to only worry about current recipients and give no consideration to the welfare of the younger Americans. Full sized image.

Posted by Kerry Kerstetter at 3:05 PM