Tuesday, April 19
Cold, gray, rainy. This is more like November than April.
I got an email from United about changes to the frequent flyer program. Basically, they are charging service fees for any flight booked with frequent flyer miles. Add that to the ridiculous baggage fees and outrageous prices for refreshments on the plane, and you have the airlines looking for every chance to exploit travelers who have no other option than to get ripped off. Just like the banks who are now talking about raising the ATM fee to 5 bucks per transaction. And for this, the heads of banks make tens of millions of dollars? for creatively figuring out how to foreclose on more homes while having the taxpayers give the banks the difference between market and sell price, and for taking money from the govt (we taxpayers) at zero interest and loaning it to us at high rates, and for accepting our deposits, paying little interest and again, loaning it at high rates. The market tanked yesterday when the story about the govt debt being downgraded hit the media. should anyone be surprised? we have been printing worthless money for 2 years now. Our debt has reached an unmanageable point. Entitlement programs continue unabated. I would use the trite expression that "the election can't get here soon enough" except that we are so far down the drain, no normal acts, nor any act that comes from congress can save us.
there I go - acting the wet blanket/buzzkill once again. seems to be a repetitive theme on this blog. maybe I need to blog about puppies and scrapbooking parties.
nah - I like to wallow in the mud and be depressed. I imagine there are many like me.
and on that note, have a lovely day. 5 days to golfing.
I got an email from United about changes to the frequent flyer program. Basically, they are charging service fees for any flight booked with frequent flyer miles. Add that to the ridiculous baggage fees and outrageous prices for refreshments on the plane, and you have the airlines looking for every chance to exploit travelers who have no other option than to get ripped off. Just like the banks who are now talking about raising the ATM fee to 5 bucks per transaction. And for this, the heads of banks make tens of millions of dollars? for creatively figuring out how to foreclose on more homes while having the taxpayers give the banks the difference between market and sell price, and for taking money from the govt (we taxpayers) at zero interest and loaning it to us at high rates, and for accepting our deposits, paying little interest and again, loaning it at high rates. The market tanked yesterday when the story about the govt debt being downgraded hit the media. should anyone be surprised? we have been printing worthless money for 2 years now. Our debt has reached an unmanageable point. Entitlement programs continue unabated. I would use the trite expression that "the election can't get here soon enough" except that we are so far down the drain, no normal acts, nor any act that comes from congress can save us.
there I go - acting the wet blanket/buzzkill once again. seems to be a repetitive theme on this blog. maybe I need to blog about puppies and scrapbooking parties.
nah - I like to wallow in the mud and be depressed. I imagine there are many like me.
and on that note, have a lovely day. 5 days to golfing.
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