[the following content was received as an email from a reader a year ago - alas, it will come to pass if the healthcare bill is voted in]

Adding a tax to your retirement is simply another way of saying to the American people, you're so darn stupid that we're going to keep doing this until we drain every cent from you. That's what the Speaker of the House is saying.

Nancy Pelosi wants a Windfall Tax on Retirement Income. In other words tax what you have made by investing toward your retirement on all stock market profits (including Retirement fund, 401K and Mutual Funds)! Alas , it is true - all to help the 12 Million Illegal Immigrants and other unemployed Minorities! This woman is a nut case!

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I've been actively engaged on the internet since around 1995. Over the years I have received many emails, educational,humorous and otherwise, from friends, family and colleagues. I dutifully file my favorite missives into a folder in my email account where they rarely, if ever, resurface to be enjoyed again.

As is often the case in life, a crises has spurred me to take action on the issue. My primary email account has once again begun to reject necessary incoming mail while flashing the onerous "mailbox quota exceeded" message signalling the need to purge my email folders of superfluous clutter. I can think of no better "final resting place" for the pearls of wisdom than here on this website. Their arrival here will herald the expansion of this site beyond the MeOpine to the truly WeOpine.

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