Day: December 30, 2005

New Advice from Pinkocommiebastard

Dear pinkocommiebastard, My parents got totally freaked out by Bush’s recent efforts to gut Social Security. They keep nagging me to open some kind of retirement savings account, but I don’t want to be a sell-out. I’m afraid that if I become invested in the system, I will lose my appetite for revolution. But I don’t think I will ever develop an appetite for dog food, which the ‘rents warn will be my daily diet without any kind of old age savings. Maybe I can make some kind of “socially responsible” investments. What do you recommend? – Concerned About Savings’ Harm Dear CASH, First of all, so-called “socially responsible” investments are hogwash. Any kind of investment is a deal with the devil. If you open a simple bank account, your puny savings are lent overnight to the Federal Reserve, who, in turn, lend them to private enterprises, big and small. […]