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I pull the following directly from the summary of the 2024 annual reports of the Social Security and Medicare Boards of Trustees: The Old-Age and Survivors Insurance (OASI) Trust Fund (that is, Social Security) will be able to pay 100% of total scheduled benefits until 2033, unchanged from last year’s report. At that time, the fund’s reserves will become depleted and continuing program income will be sufficient to pay 79% of scheduled benefits. Our Social Security system is broke. Now, if you own stock in a company, and you read a report that the prospects for that company are not good, that the cash dividend that the company is expected to pay to stockholders is in jeopardy, you can get out. You can sell the stock and invest somewhere else. The Social Security office in Alexandria, Virginia. (Peter Parisi/The Daily Signal) Per the Social Security Administration, there are 184 million Americans now working and paying Social Security taxes. Per the above notice from the Social Security trustees, all those 184 million ages 57 and below will get only 79% of their entitled benefits at retirement (assuming they choose to start collecting benefits at age 67). Does any one of the 184 million have an option to say, “No, thanks, I don’t want to be part of this,” and get out? Certainly not. The government forces you to participate, allegedly for your own good. They decide; you obey. It’s a reminder of what President Ronald Reagan called “the most terrifying words in the English language: I’m from the government, and I’m here to help.” Payroll taxes will continue to be deducted from 184 million paychecks—taxes based on assumption of delivery of full promised benefits, not 79%—and no one can opt out. We just had an election in which a message was sent, particularly from young Americans and nonwhite Americans, that many are tired of this. Pollster Patrick Ruffini, writing in The Wall Street Journal, calls the dramatic shift in demographics voting Republican “The GOP’s New Rising Electorate.” Young Americans, Latino Americans and black Americans surged to the right. Kamala Harris’ advantage among voters 18-29, a group Democrats have always captured by double-digit margins, was only 4 points. Ruffini describes the new dynamic as the “politics of aspiration” as opposed to the politics of government dependency. Even if the Social Security system were not broken, if there was no question that the system could pay full benefits, these young Americans, if given the option, would still opt to get out. Several years ago, the Committee to Unleash Prosperity did an analysis comparing what Americans of different income and marital status would earn over a 45-year working life if given the option to invest the funds they are forced to pay as payroll tax to Social Security. Private investment in stocks and bonds over a full working life would accumulate savings that could purchase an annuity at retirement around double what can be expected from Social Security. Data show that over the long run, stocks are by far the highest-performing asset. Yet lower-income Americans, because they are forced into the Social Security government tax program, are deprived of the opportunity to put their retirement into high-performing assets. Per the most recent study of consumer finances by the Federal Reserve Board, in 2022 median wealth of white households was $285,000, black households $44,900, Hispanic households $61,600. Per the same study, 65.6% of white households owned stocks, compared with 39.2% of black households and 28.3% of Hispanic households. Many in our political class will use this opportunity to step up and tell us they will “save the system.” But we don’t need the system saved. We need our personal lives and personal liberty saved. Let’s start making America great again by opening the door to our oldest and largest entitlement system—Social Security—and liberating our working Americans. COPYRIGHT 2024 CREATORS.COM We publish a variety of perspectives. Nothing written here is to be construed as representing the views of The Daily Signal. The post Young, Black, Hispanic Americans Would Opt Out of Social Security Even If It Weren’t Broken appeared first on The Daily Signal.

We are learning more about the Capitol Police officer who fatally shot unarmed Ashli Babbitt on January 6, 2021. In a letter dated to this past Wednesday - posted by Just The News the same day - House Administration Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Barry Loudermilk wrote United States Capitol Police Chief...

Fiction By Zac King It happened in Medina Ohio, sometime in the not-so-distant Future: It’s 2045 and motorcycles on freeways have been outlawed. Self-driving vehicles are the only forms of transportation allowed on major freeways in the United States. I am on a mission; I’m going to ride across American freeways on a motorcycle. That’s been Illegal for years but damnit, I don’t care. I figure the only way to do this is to ride under cover of darkness from 1:00 a.m. to 4:00 a.m. every night… I ride. My friends call me the Snake. I began this midnight run from the Florida Keys and will ride to Canada where riding a gas-powered motorcycle on the freeways is legal. For now, riding through the endless darkness that is Oklahoma is mind-numbing. No moon, no humans, no escape. Just keep moving forward…fast. As the winds increase, ghostly shadows leap across the ashen road dividers while unseen hands pummel and push at me, thrashing my speeding motorcycle across lanes. I ride long sections of highway in isolation, pushing 120 mph in a mind-numbing attempt to get to the next patch of distant lights unseen. Suddenly, all the lights go out on the old Moto Guzzi. The bike, still running but my dash lights, running lights, headlamp, and taillights are gone. I’m now held hostage by the looming demons of darkness as they raise the hairs on my neck. I pull over and hatch a plan, I’m going to draft and there’s a big rig coming and I wait for the enormous wake. A massive big rig blows by and I quickly rip after it. Gaining speed to 70mph, I slither toward its draft within 30 feet, 20 feet and then slowly inch up to 10 feet behind it and the bike almost idles. I’m out of danger, even if a “Toaster” self-driving patrol car passes it won’t get close to a big rig. I relax; safely tucked behind the big rig’s wake, I coast in the darkness to the next patch of distant lights. The big rig pulls over at a TA (Travel Centers of America) truck stop. I break away, roll over into the shadows, and get off the bike for a smoke. The big rig heaves to a stop with the brittle chuff of air brakes. A driver gets out, the cabin door opens and slams while the clack of cowboy boots ricochets against the cold night air. Seeing actual drivers is an unusual sight, they’ve been replaced by truck stop attendants who swap out the massive batteries on the big electric trucks, check the destination logs, and reset the GPS. With a slow gate, he walks to the back of his rig, stops, and eyeballs the rear of his truck. He’s a grizzled monster of a man; even from here, I can tell that. As he turns and looks directly at me with long slow steps, he heads my way. His six-foot-seven frame towers over me in the shadows and all I see is a dark silhouette. “Enjoy the ride?’ he asserts in a slow growl… “My name is Bandit.” I begin stammering my sorry ass story and he breaks in “I know who you are, you’re Snake, that kid who’s trying to dead run the freeways, that’s illegal, can’t believe you’ve made it this far. some of us truckers have been following you on our CBs” Bandit looks at the old Moto Guzzi and the wiring harness is completely fried. “Look kid, you’re done here, I know you want to beat the system and make your mark but it’s not going to happen. The chatter is the toasters know where you are and are going to make an example out of you son. It’s going down hard and going down soon. I can help you out.” Bandit is heading home, to Medina Ohio, and he is on his own mission. He offers to load my bike on the rig and get me to Medina safely. I accept. As he drops the big rig ramp, I stand in astonishment. It’s full of gas-powered Harley-Davidson from the 2020s. We load in the old Guzzi and head to Ohio. I settle into the comfy big rig cabin for a thousand-mile drive. “So, Bandit, what’s up with those old Harleys in the back?” I ask. “You’re not the only biker sick of corporate control and government regulations. Digital currency, voiceprint banking, face recognition grocery shopping, tracking everywhere we go and everything we say except for illegals. I’m on a dead run too son, I’m heading home, packing my bags, and leaving all the bullshit behind,” Bandit seethes. “Where are you going”? “Deadwood, South Dakota, it’s the only state left that allows gas-powered motorcycles on all their roads. I own this rig and everything in it, one of those bikes could be yours. There are a lot of us headed that way right now. Most of my road is behind me but you should take a hard look at where your life is headed.” I sat for a long time quietly thinking about what Bandit said. He knew exactly how I felt, I was escaping a world I didn’t fit in. By now the word was out, The Feds had put out an APB and the highway toasters scoured the roads for Snake. The internet was buzzing about the kid who eluded the entire Federal Government on an old Moto Guzzi motorcycle. Bandit’s sister owned a coffee shop in Old Town Medina. We left the old Guzzi on display in the coffee shop window. We made manikin and stuffed it with Bandit’s old race suit. People wondered what happened to the Medina Snake. No, I didn’t become an internet influencer or famous bad boy blogger but over time, I became a legend. I took that ride, risked my freedom, and walked out the other side, free. I became the dude who beat the system, The Medina Snake. 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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced that approximately 167,000 pounds of ground beef products have been recalled due to potential E. coli contamination. “Wolverine Packing Co., a Detroit, Mich. establishment, is recalling approximately 167,277 pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7,” FSIS announced. 15 illnesses have been identified in Minnesota. RECALL ALERT: More than 165,000 pounds of ground beef has been recalled nationwide due to possible E. coli contamination. At least 15 illnesses have been reported. https://t.co/mVLDUZdNk9 pic.twitter.com/eFqKZLDO0w — ABC News (@ABC) November 22, 2024 Per FSIS: The fresh products have a “use by” date of 11/14/2024 and the frozen products are labeled with production date 10 22 24. The products subject to recall bear establishment number “EST. 2574B” inside the USDA mark of inspection. These items were shipped to restaurant locations nationwide. The problem was discovered when FSIS was notified by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture of a group of ill persons who had reported that they consumed ground beef prior to their illness. FSIS was notified of illnesses on November 13, 2024, and working in conjunction with Minnesota Departments of Agriculture and Health, FSIS determined that there was a link between the ground beef products from Wolverine Packing Co. and this illness cluster. On November 20, 2024, a ground beef sample collected by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture as part of an outbreak investigation tested positive for E. coli O157. To date, 15 case-patients have been identified in one state with illness onset dates ranging from November 2, 2024, to November 10, 2024. FSIS continues to work with the Minnesota Departments of Agriculture and Health on this investigation. WATCH: With millions hitting supermarkets ahead of Thanksgiving, Americans are tracking a growing list of food recalls. It comes as an infant in California died from a new Listeria outbreak caused by recalled meat products, according to the CDC. @PerezReports. https://t.co/eeBr0sy6SE pic.twitter.com/PYhiffP61O — World News Tonight (@ABCWorldNews) November 23, 2024 “The products were distributed to restaurants nationwide,” USA TODAY noted. More than 167,000 pounds of ground beef recalled for E. coli concerns. What to know. https://t.co/K1vjDpT5hh — USA TODAY (@USATODAY) November 22, 2024 USA TODAY reports: The recall covers over 100 raw fresh and frozen ground beef products. Products are sold under other brand names in addition to Wolverine Packing Co., including 1855 Beef, Davis Creek Meals, Farmer’s Choice, Heritage Restaurant Brands, and Cheney Brothers, Inc., according to a list of labels released by the USDA. Fresh products have a “use by” date of 11/14/2024 and the frozen products are labeled with a production date of 10/22/24. All impacted products have the establishment number “EST. 2574B” inside the USDA mark of inspection. Review the full list of products HERE.