Candy From Strangers
She worries about my health. She cares about my golden years.
I know I’m worth it, but what’s in it for her?
Every citizen could get a 401(k) retirement account and up to $1,000 in annual matching funds from the government under a plan offered Tuesday by Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton.
At a cost of $20 billion-$25 billion a year, the plan is Clinton’s largest domestic proposal other than her plan for universal health insurance. The New York senator said it would be paid for by taxing estates worth more than $7 million per couple and would help narrow the gap between the rich and those who don’t have enough savings for retirement…
Every man has his price, and mine is a lot less than $20 billion, girlfriend. You had me at $1,000. And while it’s always tempting to soak the rich, why not just carve this program out of existing revenue?
Michelle thought of Oprah when she read this story; I think of the Borg in Star Trek. “Strength is irrelevant. Prepare to be assimilated. Resistance is futile. We will add your biological and technological distinctiveness to our own.”
I think she just might.