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18. XVIII. 10010.

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Yes, today is the 18th of March.  For many of you, it’s the recovery day after over-celebrating St. Patrick’s Day yesterday.  For me, it means that the new month of Nisan arrives in but 3 days- which is yet another new year in the Jewish calendar.  It also means there’s but 18 days to go until the grand festival of Pesach- Passover.

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A rose is a rose is a rose…

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There’s been a whole lot of hoopla about a CBO (Congressional Budget Office)  report.  The one that announced that 2.3 million Americans might opt to stop working over the next ten years.  Because PPACA (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act- aka Obamacare) has given then something these folks didn’t have before.

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Deficit Reduction…

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The question of what to do about the economy is foremost in our minds.  Greece must slash its deficit and increase its tax revenue.  (Oh, I know, if it increases its tax revenue, the deficit will decrease- but in Greece’s case, that is not what is being discussed.)  In America, the Republicans want spending decreased, the Democrats want taxes increased on the ‘rich’- those whose taxable income exceeds $250K or $ 1 million.  The Democratic position is that we are still not growing enough jobs- and while private industry is hiring, our states are slashing jobs at an enormous rate.  The Republicans feel that tax increases on the rich will stop them from hiring.

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