Image of Twain caught my attention and I was reminded of this simple paragraph from one of his short stories:
“I wanted to damage every man in the place, and every woman—and not in their bodies or in their estate, but in their vanity—the place where feeble and foolish people are most vulnerable. So I disguised myself and came back and studied you. You were easy game. You had an old and lofty reputation for honesty, and naturally you were proud of it—it was your treasure of treasures, the very apple of your eye. As soon as I found out that you carefully and vigilantly kept yourselves and your children out of temptation, I knew how to proceed. Why, you simple creatures, the weakest of all weak things is a virtue which has not been tested in the fire.“
With 42% of their own currently under-funded public pensions invested in equities, one hopes our public educational establishment discovers they too have a stake in responsibly building America up; instead of irreparably tearing her down. More viewpoint balance, please.
Quote: " Overview According to the U.S. Census Bureau, over 5,000 public sector retirement systems exist in the U.S. Some of the roughly 300 state-administered plans and 5,000 locally-administered plans date back to the 19th century and each has evolved independently. Collectively, these plans have: $5.3 trillion in assets."
Does my heart good to read the comments from JB once more!! Bravo to the SB Currents team 👏👏👏👏👏
Image of Twain caught my attention and I was reminded of this simple paragraph from one of his short stories:
“I wanted to damage every man in the place, and every woman—and not in their bodies or in their estate, but in their vanity—the place where feeble and foolish people are most vulnerable. So I disguised myself and came back and studied you. You were easy game. You had an old and lofty reputation for honesty, and naturally you were proud of it—it was your treasure of treasures, the very apple of your eye. As soon as I found out that you carefully and vigilantly kept yourselves and your children out of temptation, I knew how to proceed. Why, you simple creatures, the weakest of all weak things is a virtue which has not been tested in the fire.“
~Mark Twain “The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg”
With 42% of their own currently under-funded public pensions invested in equities, one hopes our public educational establishment discovers they too have a stake in responsibly building America up; instead of irreparably tearing her down. More viewpoint balance, please.
Quote: " Overview According to the U.S. Census Bureau, over 5,000 public sector retirement systems exist in the U.S. Some of the roughly 300 state-administered plans and 5,000 locally-administered plans date back to the 19th century and each has evolved independently. Collectively, these plans have: $5.3 trillion in assets."