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Jan 16, 2019 07:15:44 #

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

I get headlines from the Washington Post every day. If I wanted to subscribe, I could read the whole paper, but the headlines are depressing enough. Take a look at today, for example.

"China's military is moving faster than the US is adjusting"

"Government standoff jeopardizes air safety"

"Federal offices my suffer brain drain - lack of job security"

"Walmart drops CVS coverage"

Try to refrain from blaming all of this on one political party. This will probably be sent to the Attic fast enough. I believe that greed is behind most of the problems in the USA today.

Jan 16, 2019 07:26:35 #

rcolmansr60

Old enough to remember Pres. HST..................."The Buck Stops Here"

Jan 16, 2019 07:26:57 #

f8lee Loc: New Mexico

Well, that, but of course the WaPo is almost as l*****t as the NYT so to believe the things they say is rather foolish.

Jan 16, 2019 07:27:13 #

tradio Loc: Oxford, Ohio

I like to watch the Sunday Morning news- It's all good news.

Jan 16, 2019 07:27:24 #

rmm0605 Loc: Atlanta GA

jerryc41 wrote:

I get headlines from the Washington Post every day... (show quote)

Add a healthy dose of incompetence...

Jan 16, 2019 07:35:16 #

Blaster34 Loc: Florida Treasure Coast

jerryc41 wrote:

I get headlines from the Washington Post every day... (show quote)

Greed? Greed is good, its what drives innovation, motivates people to create, the ability to make a profit. Its when corruption, government, excess enter the picture

Jan 16, 2019 07:36:21 #

mas24 Loc: Southern CA

I get free daily headlines from the New York Times. Ten full articles per month. Anything beyond 10 articles, a block is enforced, and a full subscription is required, if you want to read more articles. Same goes for the LA Times. Largest West Coast Newspaper. Everyone has to make money. The NYT has depressing Headlines too. Ten depressing articles per month is enough for me. A friend told me a long time ago, that the greedy never thinks of the needy.

Jan 16, 2019 07:37:57 #

Largobob

But then again,

'If it weren't for the bad news, there'd be no news at all....'

Did you know that the person(s) who write the headlines are generally not the one(s) who wrote the article?

Helps explain the total disconnect sometimes.

Jan 16, 2019 07:38:28 #

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Blaster34 wrote:

Greed? Greed is good, its what drives innovation, motivates people to create, the ability to make a profit. Its when corruption, government, excess enter the picture

In moderation (or less), it's not greed.

Jan 16, 2019 07:39:24 #

f8lee Loc: New Mexico

tradio wrote:

I like to watch the Sunday Morning news- It's all good news.

The only tV news program I trust is the half hour newsmagazine called "Full Measure", which I find to be as unbiased as possible. Sharyl Attkisson is the host - she also wrote a book called "The Smear: How Shady Political Operatives and F**e News Control What You See, What You Think, and How You V**e" whic I highly recommend - again, not slanted left or right but eye-opening.

As for news magazines, all the US based stuff is s**t - I read The Economist each week - it's out of he UK and while self-described liberal (in the real meaning of the word, not the l*****t BS that Democrats in the US have perverted the term to mean) it is both very fair-minded most of the time and also covers things globally - not stopping at the country's borders so as to keep Americans utterly ignorant of the rest of the world.

Jan 16, 2019 07:43:53 #

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Blaster34 wrote:

Greed? Greed is good, its what drives innovation, motivates people to create, the ability to make a profit.

Profit and greed have different meanings. Greed is why we are the only developed country without comprehensive medical coverage.

Jan 16, 2019 07:46:16 #