MONEY: Social Security Integration .., biz’s claims can confuse

Monday, March 12, 2007

http://www.aarpmagazine.org/money/Articles/
a2003-01-21-7costly.html

http://tinyurl.com/ywtgfr

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Learn the secret lingo

The first phrase you need to commit to memory is “Social Security integration.” Yeah, it’s a doozy. Say it out loud several times so you don’t forget. The phrase signifies that your company uses a tricky formula to calculate your pension that in effect mingles projected Social Security earnings with your company benefit to make your future look rosier than it really is. “It can be completely devastating,” says Hotz. For example, if your pre-retirement company statement tells you you’re going to get, say, $1,000 a month as a pension, and Social Security tells you you’re going to get $1,000 a month, you may logically conclude that you’ll get $2,000 a month to live on. Instead, with Social Security integration, you could be looking at $1,500, since pension pay is reduced by up to 50 percent of the amount of Social Security you receive. About half of all companies use Social Security integration.

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Wow! That’s a new one on me. Seems unfair to claim credit for social security, which one may never get, may be taxable, and could really make it harder to know where you stand.

Argh!

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LIBERTY: The Philosophy of Liberty … is based on self-ownership.

Monday, March 12, 2007

http://www.isil.org/resources/introduction.swf

The Philosophy of Liberty

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… is based on self-ownership.

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And, this little flash movie is superb at explaining it and the consequences.

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ALUMNI: Another high school classmates goes RIP

Monday, March 12, 2007

Argh! If I wasn’t bummed out enough last week and this weekend, everything seems to be changing in the wrong direction. I gotta strange call on Sunday night on my cell phone. It was the fellow’s widow and his kids calling me Evidently he had printed my high school home page and was planning to get in touch. Unfortunately the fates intervened. So they called to give me the sad news with details and I was able to express my sorrow. I promised to pass it along. That took about an hour. I was tired and made mistakes but I was able to push it before fogging out. It makes me sad. You just don’t think of it. Sigh!

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TECHNOLOGY: Why “nutshell”?

Monday, March 12, 2007

http://www.gonutshell.com/

Nutshell helps you search the web, take notes
and manage your to-do list quick and easy.

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Wallnote’s time has come. When I heard Microsoft stopped supporting Active Desktop, I designed a better way to keep you organized.

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Why?

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JOBSEARCH: Corex opens CARDSCAN to all; no scanner required?

Monday, March 12, 2007

http://www.cardscan.net

What is CardScan At Your Service?

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Learn More

CardScan At Your Service is a free online address book that integrates seamlessly with CardScan and Outlook to keep your contact information secure, accessible and up-to-date. You can add contacts to your At Your Service address book by synchronizing with Outlook or CardScan, or by entering them directly into the web site. Storing contacts on both your desktop PC and CardScan At Your Service safeguards the information against accidental loss.

With CardScan At Your Service, you can view and update your contact information from a Web browser from anywhere, at anytime. Any changes or additions made on the web site are automatically reflected on your PC and vice versa.

If you choose, CardScan At Your Service can also keep your contact information up-to-date. The Updates service emails your contacts four times a year to request their updated contact information. The email includes your contact information to ensure that you stay connected. Click here to see a sample email.

With At Your Service Updates, you remain in complete control. If you choose to use it, you can turn it off any time, or you can use it only for specific contacts.

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Corex, the makers of a little card scanner device, evidently has seen Plaxo and decided to emulate them. It used to be that you needed to buy their scanner to get their service. Apparently that is no longer the case. You may want to avail yourself of the service.

One note of caution: They have been acquired by Rubbermaid. I don’t know how long they’ll be around or how trustworthy they are?

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TECHNOLOGY: FEEDBLITZ fails me. Anyone else?

Monday, March 12, 2007

Yesterday, Sunday, 11 Mar 07, FEEDBLITZ didn’t send me an email.

1570 2007-03-10 9:14:28 pm RANT: AG steps on his tongue
1569 2007-03-10 6:49:48 pm LIBERTY: Socialism is the biggest threat to the American Experiment Liberty
1568 2007-03-10 10:25:18 am FUN; FACEBOOK BADGE Technology
1567 2007-03-10 7:55:47 am JOBSEARCH: Don’t discount age in search time jobsearch
1566 2007-03-10 7:37:20 am XPfails – luggable – Lost DNS; shift to VWBBIE luggable 0 reinkefj
1565 2007-03-10 7:35:12 am GUNS: Of course the Second Amendment recognizes an individual right. Guns 0

Six rather good posts were not echoed out. Argh!

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LIBERTY: More “kabuki” as courts entertain the sheep!

Monday, March 12, 2007

http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/
oped/articles/2007/03/11/church_state_and_taxpayers/
?rss_id=Boston+Globe+–+Op-ed+columns

http://tinyurl.com/29346w

Church, state and taxpayers
By Cass R. Sunstein | March 11, 2007

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WHEN THE government has violated the Constitution, who is entitled to complain? The Supreme Court will soon cast new light on this question in one of the most intriguing cases in recent years, a suit challenging President Bush’s “faith-based initiatives.” The legal issue may appear somewhat technical, but the outcome of the case could have broad implications for the power of the executive branch and for the relationship between government and religion.

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Silly taxpayer, you have no “standing”. You just get to pay for the ‘leaders” excesses. Religion, abortion, war, “social services”, eddykaytion, and on and on and on.

We don’t inquire if the sheep mind contribution their wool for coats, or an occasional “sacrifice” for the “leader’s” dinner table. Do we?

So why do you think you should have a say in how your taxes are spent?

The dead old white guys revolted over essentially a 1% tax. You don’t even know exactly what you pay in taxes. We’re sorry progeny to them.

May our chains rest lightly!

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