Heaster

The wisdom of
Jerry Heaster

09/18/05 Nest egg
"A nest egg is about ensuring that if worse comes to worst there will be enough to see you through financial ordeals without becoming a burden to family and friends".

09/14/05 A survivor’s song for unsung heroes
“Let’s see. Where was I before I was so rudely interrupted? Oh, yes. I was trying to fend off the lymphoma beast, and the chemotherapy concoctions devised to vanquish it.”

09/22/04 Talent plan would help uninsured “If anyone were interested in discussing the really important issues this election campaign, much of the debate would focus on Sen. Jim Talent's efforts to help the uninsured.”

06/18/03 Medicare overdosing on drugs “The Medicare prescription drug benefit package Congress is crafting has no redeeming socioeconomic value.”

03/28/03 Puff the magic war plan “The Bush administration apparently has decided to make smokers pay for the war against Saddam Hussein and Iraq's rebuilding.”
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02/09/03 Nest Egg: Saving equals affluence “Those who decry administration policies relating to savings and investment because they benefit mostly the rich ignore an economic truth that belies this notion.”
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02/08/02 Financial world needs more than just better math skills “More than better math education, it seems, America needs more emphasis on teaching the need for honesty, integrity, truthfulness and the virtue of following the golden rule.”
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01/11/02 Election year? Best reach for a shovel “Political demagogues and economic charlatans try to make the case for deficits resulting in higher interest rates and slower economic growth -- even recession -- but quite often just the opposite has been true.”
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12/05/01 Where is the surplus? “…the surplus existed only as a figment of Washington's imagination because the Treasury cannot save money. The world of federal accounting is the only place where spending can be counted as saving.”