Tag Archives: America
Can pensions be stretched to finance all causes?
Tom and Jo are as one and this will have to replace this morning’s Pension PlayPen coffee morning as a debating point. (I apologise – we ran out of runway for one week) If Britain thinks it is alone in … Continue reading
I wish I could visit America again; but I can’t – not at present!
Most American citizens are folks you would like. Most American citizens welcome individuals who want to come to America legally, and who want to become Americans. We would like to have more who are interested in becoming Americans, in pursuing … Continue reading
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Tagged America, Blues, Bob Dylan, Dylan, New Orleans, Springsteen, Trump
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A good idea is a good idea wherever it’s from. SA from Aus!
I have complained a lot about the takeover of British Insurers (most especially about Just and PIC but also Upmost) by American private equity houses, Apollo and Brookfield But that doesn’t mean that the life companies can’t do good … Continue reading
Americans will get rich – if they can survive their youth.
Money can help you live longer , but it can’t keep your youth safe. America has one of the highest average incomes in the world but so many of its youth die young , that the average American would live … Continue reading
Is there wisdom in saving?
Thanks to Dave Thompson who sent me this random picture, presumably with a hope of an answer! I suspect its a teaser for Pensions Awareness Day – which is now just a fortnight away! Well here goes Dave, I’m going … Continue reading
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Tagged America, Australia, Britain, pensions, Reasonable Force, Retirement, Wisdom
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“Thank God for the cellphone video camera”
So spoke the lawyer representing Freddie Gray’s family at a news conference this morning. “could not talk, could not breathe” reads the sign on a protestor’s cardboard placard. I’m not talking about the rights and wrongs of Baltimore- if you want … Continue reading
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Tagged America, Baltimore., black America, Blacklivesmatter, Freddie Gray, Leonard Cohen, light gets in, Transparency
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