tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post5209212928755118659..comments2023-12-24T05:26:48.861-05:00Comments on The Pittsburgh Comet: 50% of Today's Younger Adults have Zero WealthBram Reichbaumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05620172942925293407noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post-36844555838622657032011-10-06T11:55:18.755-04:002011-10-06T11:55:18.755-04:00I see the socialist member of council from
the So...I see the socialist member of council from <br />the South Hills/Pgh Comrade Rudiak is a Facebook<br />member of OCCUPY PGH! Also local dunce John McIntire!<br />The rest if the cast we all know from the G20<br />vandalism spree!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post-77762032859004637812011-10-05T14:59:04.511-04:002011-10-05T14:59:04.511-04:00I know a guy who drives one of those. I should as...I know a guy who drives one of those. I should ask him if they plan to update cultural touchstones.MHnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post-34315349842841436732011-10-05T12:09:26.327-04:002011-10-05T12:09:26.327-04:00You mean, Huge in Pittsburgh. To this day, Just Du...You mean, Huge in Pittsburgh. To this day, Just Ducky Tours point out that Lawrence Welk proposed to his wife at the [now Omni] William Penn Hotel. And then if there was a red light, yak about the bubble machine. I suppose these days they could reference Fred Armisan.Bram Reichbaumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05620172942925293407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post-46461441378930251212011-10-05T09:01:49.745-04:002011-10-05T09:01:49.745-04:00The other day I realized that if the music of my y...The other day I realized that if the music of my youth is now "classic rock" the classic rock of my youth is now whatever Lawrence Welk was in 1985.MHnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post-22078404079467910352011-10-05T00:10:03.878-04:002011-10-05T00:10:03.878-04:00Amen to the good 60's music!!Amen to the good 60's music!!rich10ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11815670014265733834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post-84969743795002549102011-10-04T18:13:32.083-04:002011-10-04T18:13:32.083-04:00Because people who have not saved anything would h...Because people who have not saved anything would have saved enough to retire on if they had an extra 6%? And done well enough to come close to $1,100 a month or whatever it is? That's not beer you've got.MHnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post-75248698723491543702011-10-04T16:47:23.442-04:002011-10-04T16:47:23.442-04:00Oh, and I get a kick out of Monk. I can only pray ...Oh, and I get a kick out of Monk. I can only pray he isn't posting sober.. 'cuz if he is... ouch. Me? I post between trips to the 'fridge for another cold one.<br /><br />Go, Monk!Conservative Mountaineerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00682687892115059220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post-32909647906447221012011-10-04T16:44:52.891-04:002011-10-04T16:44:52.891-04:00Of course 50% of college-educated young adults hav...Of course 50% of college-educated young adults have zero wealth in that age bracket. It's called college loans in excess of assets, etc. Duh? What genious thought this was newsworthy?<br /><br />The real shame is that many older people have little or no wealth and were forced into paying SS when, if they had been able to pay into their OWN account, would have some or a lot of wealth.Conservative Mountaineerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00682687892115059220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post-87423579894093050702011-10-04T11:39:15.846-04:002011-10-04T11:39:15.846-04:00So I should mug people at CCAC not Pitt?So I should mug people at CCAC not Pitt?MHnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post-18432543490841426142011-10-04T10:28:33.524-04:002011-10-04T10:28:33.524-04:00Here's something to entice everybody: I think ...Here's something to entice everybody: I think I might be wrong about the headline statistic.<br /><br />I think it might have been, <b>50% of all <i>college educated</i> younger adults (age 17-29) possess zero wealth.</b> It was towards the end of the 44 minute show. Haven't made it all the way through a second time.<br /><br />The "large average decline for younger adults incomes than the Great Depression" tidbit was considerably earlier in the programBram Reichbaumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05620172942925293407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post-55236821202166207402011-10-04T10:15:18.034-04:002011-10-04T10:15:18.034-04:00I'm like, cool, 12 comments, this should be a ...I'm like, cool, 12 comments, this should be a good thread, then I'm like, dang, it's just monk, what a rip off.See, Donoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post-35036201691810313082011-10-03T17:59:45.434-04:002011-10-03T17:59:45.434-04:00My hunch is, no.My hunch is, no.Bram Reichbaumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05620172942925293407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post-14402772171712369002011-10-03T17:36:52.346-04:002011-10-03T17:36:52.346-04:00I always knew should government be challenged: Tro...I always knew should government be challenged: Troops..will fire on command. Obama has placed Republic on thin ice.... Don't read to much into situation...<br /><br />Obama has pissed on us as Nation. Gay Rights, same sex marriage and an under-eployed black population that yeilds to "undocumented aliens". Obama and "Occupy Wall Street", Agenda.... will be his undoing? GOP: Herman Cain...monknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post-24699887454902174532011-10-03T17:24:32.663-04:002011-10-03T17:24:32.663-04:00What happens next if the greedheads, warmongers, b...What happens next if the greedheads, warmongers, bigots, and other right-wingers push too hard at the expense of young people? Let's hope it is another round of the '60s . . . if nothing else, we could use some good music.Infinonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02523717432084762839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post-87009666429329390612011-10-03T17:16:37.574-04:002011-10-03T17:16:37.574-04:00Just busting your chops like you taught me about t...Just busting your chops like you taught me about the "spam" thing. I haven't deleted you for comment policy violations yet today ... maybe not for 48, 72 hours!Bram Reichbaumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05620172942925293407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post-46498054550429824232011-10-03T17:16:34.264-04:002011-10-03T17:16:34.264-04:00Just, saying...Bram?Just, saying...Bram?monknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post-70399242151346482132011-10-03T17:02:51.668-04:002011-10-03T17:02:51.668-04:00'Occupy Wall Street' protest is spam? Wall...'Occupy Wall Street' protest is spam? Wall Street Variety!<br /><br />NYPD, pales in comparison, to Comet Blog and free speach limitations! I'll take my chances with NYPD....<br /><br />"The Court of Public Opinion"monknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post-34548927718918775312011-10-03T16:51:09.210-04:002011-10-03T16:51:09.210-04:00Opinion contrary to yours'... is spam? Bram......Opinion contrary to yours'... is spam? Bram...monknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post-87309310422020835832011-10-03T16:39:40.724-04:002011-10-03T16:39:40.724-04:00And is it written into your contract, you get to s...And is it written into your contract, you get to spam my blog all day?Bram Reichbaumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05620172942925293407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post-57942566857600307592011-10-03T16:38:16.598-04:002011-10-03T16:38:16.598-04:00Mr. Monk, are you or are you not a card-carrying m...Mr. Monk, are you or are you not a card-carrying member of the -- what union are you again? Boilermakers? Teamsters? AFTRA?<br /><br />I don't think the "occupants" and the NYPD are on opposite sides of any issue. Well, except for the question of, "May I stand here?", but not on anything else.<br /><br />I also didn't intend this as an #Occupywhatever post, but I suppose the mind wanders there.Bram Reichbaumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05620172942925293407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post-87794252971453033472011-10-03T16:32:43.178-04:002011-10-03T16:32:43.178-04:00Protests spell doom for Obama... Arab Spring?Protests spell doom for Obama... Arab Spring?monknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post-5618836944836272522011-10-03T16:02:23.081-04:002011-10-03T16:02:23.081-04:00Offline, someone asked if my Union and Veterens we...Offline, someone asked if my Union and Veterens were moving to support 'Occupy Wall Street' protests....<br /><br />I am not, nor have I ever been, a member of SEIU. As a Veteran I support NYPD...<br /><br />Idiots come in all shapes... I suppose, I'm a square?monknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1588280325775325323.post-39430947196884068072011-10-03T15:47:28.344-04:002011-10-03T15:47:28.344-04:00"Occupy Wall Street", Protests...
Geeee..."Occupy Wall Street", Protests...<br /><br />Geeeezzz? Biggest Wall Street Icons are Social Media Hucksters?<br /><br />Amazon, Facebook, Apple, Google...<br /><br />WTF?monknoreply@blogger.com