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    Housing Costs by Pat Bagley

    THE IMPORTANCE OF HOME OWNERSHIP

    Tom Purcell - May 19, 2024
    Mother’s Month - By Rivers

    FOR MOTHER’S DAY — TEACHING THE ART OF LAUGHTER

    Biden's Economy - By Dick Wright

    STILL LIVING THE AMERICAN DREAM

    Technology vs Books - By Arcadio Esquivel, Costa Rica

    Reading More Books Is Good For America

    Today’s digitally connected teens spend way too much time on their smartphones isolated in their bedrooms, disengaged from family and friends.

    Family landlines are better than smartphones for teens

    Tom Purcell - February 12, 2020
    I don’t blame Millennials and Gen Z for mocking Baby Boomers with the trending “OK Boomer” meme.

    OK, tail-end Boomer

    Tom Purcell - December 7, 2019
    Unemployment is low and wages are rising again because the creativity and productivity of America's entrepreneurs and small businesses has been unleashed.

    Unleashing entrepreneurs is good for us all

    Tom Purcell - October 26, 2019
    When academics can't ponder and debate without the fear of losing their livelihood or being physically harmed by a mob, we have deep problems in America.

    Scholars hide behind pseudonyms on intolerant campuses

    Tom Purcell - October 19, 2019
    Policymakers can change Social Security's benefit formula to reflect shifting conditions. They can cut benefits anytime, and they've done so many times.

    Social Security’s looming shortfall

    Tom Purcell - September 25, 2019
    Scams on the elderly are increasing because they're profitable. In the past five years, the FTC received 1.3 million reports of government-impostor scams.

    Elderly, beware: Scams are on the rise

    Tom Purcell - August 3, 2019
    The wonderful thing about humor is that it is infectious. It promotes good will, thoughtfulness and civility. We must choose humor.

    Humor is the cure for what ails America

    Tom Purcell - July 31, 2019
    If the U.S. government printed $1 million bills, 33 bathtubs full of $1 million bills won't be enough to cover our national debt in 2030.

    Our national debt is out of control, but nobody seems to...

    Tom Purcell - June 22, 2019
    Tax season is upon us, which gives us a choice: Laugh or cry. I choose to laugh.

    Tax season: Better to laugh than cry

    Tom Purcell - April 8, 2019
    Sure, capitalism is not perfect. But it's worrisome that capitalism is quickly losing favor, with 51 percent of 18- to 29-year-olds now favoring socialism.

    Erasing capitalism? Consider the pencil first

    Tom Purcell - March 19, 2019
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