now that we're in tax season again, i am reminded of a quaint comparison of one of america's most beloved institutions/programs offered by charles wheelan, author of "naked economics". he lovingly referred to social security as a pyramid scheme, one wherein the hordes of grunts at the bottom of the pyramid work their asses off to feed a lovely supply of income to those at the top. if social security worked like a mandatory 401k or if the government took that money out of my paycheck to put away in some giant piggy bank especially for me when i get gray, i would be all for it. unfortunately, that's not how it works. my hard work now goes to fund the lives of old people now, instead of going to me later. that is a pyramid scheme if i've ever heard of one.
i haven't yet prepared my tax return for this year. i have what i think are all the necessary papers. i have a program (turbotax) which will be assisting me in my venture this time around. i am ready. it's just a matter of doing it.
i think i have to help my friend dissect a (cooked) chicken to help him regain some points for the anatomy/physiology assesment he so unwittingly fucked up last week. i don't know how this is supposed to reflect an understanding of human anatomy on his part, considering that the anatomy of a cooked chicken and a raw (living) human being are fairly different. i mean, i think so - i taught anatomy lab in college for a year, so i could be wrong - but i'm pretty sure humans and dinner fowl aren't quite the same. but whatever. hell, he thought the assignment was a joke too.
i believe i am coming to denver on march the 21st or the 20th, but am only staying until the 23rd or 24th (it's a short osha class, this time around). however, if the generation would like to have arnis training still and possibly another crab leg dinner, i am definitely up for it. i'm not staying at a hotel this time around. i'll be staying in what used to be my residence - apartment 102 at good custer ave. what does this mean? i need to buy toilet paper and bring towels and an aero bed. what else does it mean? i won't have continental breakfast waiting for me in the lobby when i wake up in the morning.
"Let your rapidity be that of the wind, your compactness that of the forest. In raiding and plundering, be like fire, in your defense, be immovable like the mountain..." - Sun Tzu, The Art of War
currently: wondering if i should have a bagel
2 comments:
Wow..."The Lofts @ Belmar" huh? Unless you bring other things with you, that might get pretty damn boring. Then again, chances are we'd be at Wave's apt anyways. It'd be nice to have readily access to work-out room. Then we'd hot-tub it up~
I need to reread that book again. So much valuable stuff in it. I've also heard Social Security called a ponzi scheme, which in a way makes sense. Social Security is a farce. We gotta fend for ourselves.
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