http://www.mtdemocrat.com/opinion/take-my-word-for-it-wet-behind-the-ears/ California's Oldest Newspaper - Est. 1851 Sat, 25 May 2013 04:55:18 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.mtdemocrat.com/opinion/take-my-word-for-it-wet-behind-the-ears/comment-page-1/#comment-321955 Jack Martin Mon, 29 Oct 2012 21:00:49 +0000 http://www.mtdemocrat.com/?p=227462#comment-321955 Because, Catherine, he was specifically referencing government run programs and he is bright enough to see that what has happened in Greece, Spain, et al, is what awaits those programs here also.

]]> http://www.mtdemocrat.com/opinion/take-my-word-for-it-wet-behind-the-ears/comment-page-1/#comment-321952 Jim Riordan Mon, 29 Oct 2012 20:58:45 +0000 http://www.mtdemocrat.com/?p=227462#comment-321952 Well Done Patrick. At 66 yrs, I really do hope we can leave you a better future. I will try on my part. . . .and I will leave you this towel with . . eeeegad what is on this towel???? Perhaps you should use Bob’s towel . . . And you could not have a better mentor than Bob Billingsley. A genuine wiseman in these days of so many phoneys. They just do not come any better.

]]> http://www.mtdemocrat.com/opinion/take-my-word-for-it-wet-behind-the-ears/comment-page-1/#comment-321781 Catherine Mon, 29 Oct 2012 18:52:10 +0000 http://www.mtdemocrat.com/?p=227462#comment-321781 I wonder what makes the writer assume that health care and retirement income somehow have to “die out” in his generation. Other civilized countries have not had to do this. It’s a question of priorities. Younger people have an obligation to themselves and their children to fight for the right spending priorities.

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