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| -Signs, Portents, and the Weather- |
| Great Uncertainty on Medicare Cuts- Budget Chickens Come Home to Roost |
| 2010-08-06 |
| Posted by:GolfBravoUSMC |
| #6 I call it "when pigs fly." I forgot to mention that even the pigs are flying home to roost. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2010-08-06 20:38 |
| #5 These are hard times, the chickens, buzzards, vultures and even the pterodactyls are coming home to roost. Here's an interesting related article from the NYT Battle Looms Over Huge Costs of Public Pensions We had quite the discussion on this topic on the 'Burg a few days back. And there are yet more hard choices to be made. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2010-08-06 20:37 |
| #4 "The trustees called that 'far from certain.'" I call it "when pigs fly." |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2010-08-06 16:10 |
| #3 How many times have I heard libs saying "Oh, but I don't want to hurt the families". Well, now what are they going to do now that there is no money? They have no choice but to do it. Only in spades. Way worse than the conservative route. |
| Posted by: gorb 2010-08-06 12:29 |
| #2 For instance, the health care law assumes some $200 billion in savings from productivity gains alone. The trustees called that "far from certain." Yeah, "government worker" and "productivity" are two things not usually associated with each other. I think the new strategic plan is, "hurry up and die, granny"... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2010-08-06 12:24 |
| #1 Elderly and minority hit hardest. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2010-08-06 11:35 |