Who is Kevin Hogan Voting For in 2008 For President?
by Kevin Hogan
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6) 401 K/IRA Choice Crisis
Ready for a reality check? If you had 50,000.00 in your IRA or 401K, 10 years ago, you know how much you have today? Yep, $50,000. Enough to live on for ONE YEAR when you retire.
So plan on living to age 66.
People must be able to 100% privatize their IRA's and 401K's and take care of themselves. Hoping that their company or the government (sound familiar) has a good plan, is NOT working. You are BROKE because you believed LIE #11. Don't believe it anymore. DEMAND OWNERSHIP of your own retirement plan. ...All those nice people at Bear Stearns? How much will they have in THEIR RETIREMENT? Yep, about enough to last ONE YEAR.
There is a HUGE retirement crisis because of our "job society" mentality. When the U.S. flourished it was because of entrepreneurship and nothing else. Entrepreneurs didn't like the idea of being taxed or having stuff unreasonably (think back in your history about tea party's and stuff) taxed.
You can't solve anyone's retirement problem but your own. Start a business NOW, not Amway, a *small business* and develop it over the next few years while the rest of the world goes to hell in a hand basket. There is only one group of people who thrive in a recession/depression. You guessed it...entrepreneurs who solve problems.
7) Stop paying people to have children.
I have two. But what is insane is the government sends "child credits" and exemptions and all kinds of money to many BECAUSE they have children. And it gets crazier.
If you are a parent and have two children and are flat broke, you get MORE government money to have ADDITIONAL children for food, housing, etc. In fact, here in Minnesota choosing to be unemployed with children is a $25,000 per year free ride on, yep, YOU and ME.
Are there SOME people that truly can't work? You bet. HELP THEM. The 90% who can work and won't, can't get paid more to have more children. Period.
8) Abortion
Make it a State issue so people can live where they choose. This is not an issue of logic. It is an issue of strong belief. Polarizing people because of beliefs is pointless and creates distress where there doesn't need to be any.
9) Gun Control
Make it a State issue so people can live where they choose. People should have the right to own guns and weapons. Problem is they use the dang things. I lean toward stronger controls but this is a sticky issue and to legislate out weapons makes ME nervous inside.