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A Decade of Retirement

Today marks the ten-year anniversary of walking out of work for the last time. When I did, I thought I’d return for the occasional visit to see how old friends were doing. The reality is that I haven’t been anywhere near the place since. I’m glad to have at long last shed my corporate cloak, glad to have finally escaped.

I’ve very much enjoyed being retired. Finding something to do has never been a problem for me. Quite to the contrary, I’m delighted to have all the time to pursue my hobbies and interests.

And it’s done wonders for my overall mood and outlook on life. I’m a much happier person being out of the “rat race”.

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Corporate Corpus

The awkward Supreme Court ruling, known as “Citizens United,” has generated a lot of discussion about corporations being people. Note that this 2010 ruling did not establish corporations as people: that’s been on the books since the early 1800s.

The Citizens United ruling allowed them to spend vast sums of money as “free speech.”

Anyone not terribly alarmed by this and what it implies for our political future isn’t paying attention.

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