Year of the Robot

Forget everything you know about the zodiacs. It’s not the year of the tiger or the wolf, the yew tree or the Dodge Ram. It’s the year of the robot. Here’s a gigantic clue for the computer programmers of the world: WE, THE PEOPLE OF EARTH, DON’T WANT ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, WE WANT ROBOTS. Robots are …

Tax Me, I Like It

Happy tax season! Ever wonder where your taxes are spent? American federal taxes are divided 6 ways: Social Security, Medicare, other retirement Social programs “Infrastructure” Law enforcement and general government expenses National defense Net interest on debt The most distressing to me is that the sixth is for paying interest, but not (?) for paying …