Graduating from college used to mean doors opening to the start of your career. Opportunities were everywhere. But for people like me, just about ready to graduate, we can all agree that the atrocious job market and dismal economy has ruined our life plans. I currently live with my parents as I work at two unpaid internships and do at least 15 hours of research each week at a local museum for...
Sylvia Lundberg, a Social Security recipient, reflects on her experiences with the program. Today is the 76th anniversary of Social Security. When I was a young teenager, my family was left without any source of income after my father, who was a farmer, died of a massive heart attack. We were not eligible for Social Security because in the 50’s farmers were excluded from...
This week my daughters all lined up to see the last Harry Potter movie. I won't lie, I wanted to see it too, but I was working. They love the Harry Potter books, who wouldn’t? Good versus evil. Those who strive for freedom versus those who want to control the world. What they love the most is the magic. They love the thought that you could live in a world where with a swish and a...
The debt debate has become one of those ear-numbing topics of conversation where you can’t tell anymore what’s worth listening to. There have been so many proposed plans and cuts that at this point, it’s impossible for one person to hold all the information in their head. So, obviously, it’s easy to lose sight of what’s at stake. And it’s even...
