Snake Oil Deportations & Trump

  This an important video simply because if the statistic analysis is correct, Trump’s utilization of ICE and his entire deportation scheme is not needed and is very likely just cover for his continuous attempts to seize dictatorial control over the  entire U.S. government.  If that is so, then one has to wonder at what Read More …

HOW TO FIX SOCIAL SECURITY & IMMIGRATION Amended

  [ANALYSIS and OPINION] [Preliminary Note 3/26/26:  About a year after this blog post was published Senator Whitehouse (D-RI.) made a very sensible proposal, that naturally called for higher taxes on the earnings of wealthy individuals to help fund the social security solvency crises which by March 2026 was estimated to occur in 2032.  That Read More …

HOW TO FIX SOCIAL SECURITY & IMMIGRATION

  [OPINION and ANALYSIS.]   [Author’s Note:  CAUTION:  The following is the result of a series of prompts (commands)  to ChatGPT 4.5 and GPT Plus over a period of several days.  We have not actually run (calculated) these numbers at reasonandbalance.com and thus make no guarantees as to their accurateness.  Chat and AI sometimes make Read More …

SOCIAL SECURITY, IMMIGRATION and BIRTH RATES: The Statistics

  [ANALYSIS and OPINION.] We’ve done a few videos on the solvency of social security and how it is very much affected by birth and immigration rates.  This is a complex subject. We hope that the following provides a sound basis for all discussions on this extremely important subject.   Below is the response to Read More …

Our Political Future: Birth Rates Huge Effects

    [ANALYSIS and OPINION] This 3 minute video is possibly one of the most important we’ve done.  Why?  Because demographics and demographic trends will have a major affect on social, economic and political trends well into the foreseeable future.  Our big concern is that these trends will tend to fuel the creeping acceptance of Read More …