Something to Know - 23 July

1.  Two separate federal court rulings on the same issue with opposite conclusions.  This will drag the Supremes back to something they would just as soon not have to handle, but must now:

http://www.newyorker.com/news/john-cassidy/will-judges-bring-down-obamacare?utm_source=tny&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=dailyemail&mbid=nl_Daily%20(223)&spMailingID=6795701&spUserID=MjczNzc1NTQ5MTAS1&spJobID=482439550&spReportId=NDgyNDM5NTUwS0

2.  For those who have benefited from 401(k) programs, employer contributions, and related enhancements, it is time to realize that this really favored the upper-end of the  "99%", and did not favor those at the bottom end.  This whole program should be revised so that there is equality for all, or an even playing field for all.  We tend to forget that we have created gizmos along the way that feather our nest at the expense of those who really need it more than we do:

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/23/opinion/a-401-k-for-all.html?emc=eta1
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Juan
 

 

The problem in defense is how far you can go without destroying from within what you are trying to defend from without.

-- Dwight D. Eisenhower