Day: January 4, 2024

Closing Thought–04Jan24

Do you enjoy a game of Monopoly or Risk or Clue?

Did you enjoy the 06 January insurrection? 

If so you can now relive all the excitement in a board game.

On the third anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the US Capitol, Americans can do it all over again—on a game board. “Storm the Capitol—TrueAnon Edition,” a board game in which players relive the riot, will be released Saturday, per Newsweek. Created by the “TrueAnon” political podcast, the limited edition game allows players to assume the role of a “patriot” (whose goal is to move through the Capitol “collecting ballots, taking hostages, and fighting the police”) or that of a Capitol police officer (who works “to prevent the Patriots from getting to the roof with enough ballots to Stop the Steal”). There, Donald Trump waits with a helicopter to take “patriots” to alter the 2020 election results. If the opposing side wins the game, Joe Biden’s election is certified.

“TrueAnon” hosts Brace Belden and Liz Franczak promoted the game, sold for $64.99, on Tuesday’s episode, with Belden saying it’s “for every single person in America, on every single side of every single political issue.” Or at least those who agree with the podcast’s claim that “January 6th was about having fun with your friends—and this January 6th, that amazing feeling is coming back.” The game claims to let players “relive one of the funniest days in American history.” Belden said it was “the best day of watching TV I’ve ever had in my life” and claimed most of those who died at the Capitol “died from being too excited,” per the Independent. Franczak said playing the game was a “riot of a time.”

According to the Independent, “the game celebrates the violence of the day,” with players gaining points “by stealing ‘AOC’s shoes’ or ‘Pelosi’s laptop.'” The game—intended for players 18 and older, per Raw Story—will be sold on the podcast’s merchandise website. Newsweek reports there was a “fairly positive” online reaction, though this Reddit thread shows there’s plenty of aversion, too. “I think I speak for all sane Americans when I say ‘what the f—ing f—?” reads one comment. “When it comes to traitors, I’m partial to Hangman,” reads another. A third user said the game was “like Monopoly, but every space on the board is ‘Go to Jail.'” A fourth criticized the creators for “mocking the United States and our Democracy and our constitution.”

These d/bags will do anything to earn a buck.

Could I be the Capitol Police and use deadly force?

I will not be interested in this game or anything remotely connected to the idiots that stormed the Capitol.

Any thoughts?

I Read, I Write, You Know

“lego ergo scribo”

Social Security Is Not Broke

It is now 2024 and in less than one year we will be voting for a president and others….I bring this up because you will probably hear some idiot rattle on about Social Security is going bankrupt….well that is just a talking point….a fear tactic to garner votes.

It is not broke and here’s why….

Millions of seniors collect monthly benefits from Social Security today — and you may be hoping that once you’re retired, you’ll get to do the same.

But you may have heard that Social Security is on its way out due to a looming financial crisis. And that’s apt to be concerning.

The good news is that Social Security is not, in fact, on the verge of bankruptcy. Its impending demise is really nothing more than a myth. However, Social Security is facing some financial challenges that workers and seniors alike need to plan for.

Social Security’s main source of funding is payroll tax revenue, and it’s for this reason that it can’t go bankrupt.

As long as there’s an active labor force, the program will have money coming in. But it may not be enough money to keep up with scheduled benefits in full, and that’s the problem.

See, in the coming years, baby boomers will continue to exit the workforce in droves, and there will be a smaller number of people entering the workforce to replace them. That’s going to lead to a revenue shortfall.

Social Security can tap its trust funds to keep up with full benefits as long as those funds have money remaining. But in about a decade’s time, they’re expected to run dry.

At that point, Social Security might have to cut benefits to the tune of about 20%. That’s not great. But it’s also a far cry from the program going bankrupt and benefits disappearing entirely.

https://www.fool.com/retirement/2023/12/24/social-securitys-impending-bankruptcy-is-nothing-m/

So you see Social Security is not as broke as some would have you believe…..do not listen to the crap that the Heritage Foundation spreads is is a myth.

While you are deciding on which useless candidate you will grace with your vote keep in mind that social security should not be an issue….at least for now.

Be Smart!

Learn Stuff!

I Read, I Write, You Know

“lego ergo scribo”