Links o’ Interest

The worst everything in movies. Hilarious.

Animated Calvin & Hobbes.

Mr. Rogers is even nicer than you thought. Follow the links at the bottom also.

Ever wonder what happens to all those Mario’s who didn’t make it?

The US Government doesn’t follow standard accounting rules. Half of the dispute over whether Social Security is doomed or just fine comes from the fact that it’s revenues aren’t kept separate from other revenues, so the government spends the money it has promised future beneficiaries. (That’s what Gore meant by a “lockbox”, fixing that problem.) See my excellent Social Security treatises (1 and 2) for more details.

Bottom line: Taxpayers are now on the hook for a record $59.1 trillion in liabilities, a 2.3% increase from 2006. That amount is equal to $516,348 for every U.S. household.

See a convincing rebuttal from Dean Baker:

It tells readers that the debt comes to $516,348 per household. That number would sound somewhat less scary if the article pointed out that by the same methodology, future income comes to more than $6 million per household.

One thought on “Links o’ Interest”

  1. I have to say, I’m a little disturbed that you would be trumpetting the secret name of all dogs so blatantly
    (although, I am unsure if one can trumpet in a non-blatant manner…)

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