Tuesday Reads

 No wonder Trump is likely to get the nomination; his supporters live in a completely different world.

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Well, duh.  That is because companies starting back in the 1980s jettisoned their defined benefit pensions in favor of the lousy 401(k)s in a cost-saving and cost-shifting move.

Self-employment, so-called "gig work" is quite costly down the road, too, especially if people don't pay into Social Security.

This is a crock of shit:

According to a recent report by investment firm T. Rowe Price, women face unique challenges when saving for – and supporting themselves through -retirement. For one, women earn less than men and end up saving less for retirement as a result. They also generally live longer than men, making it even more important to have enough set aside for a longer retirement.

“Ultimately, women need to take their own needs into consideration when planning for retirement,” said Judith Ward, thought leadership director for T. Rowe Price. “Taking steps to improve your finances, and being intentional about earnings and savings, can position you for a more secure retirement.”

Spoken like a true elitist. The only real way for upward mobility for women is to trade sex for financial support with men. In other words, get married. Women's pay is denigrated on purpose in order to buttress the marriage racket and patriarchy.

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Another reason I am glad I never had kids.

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Obituary:  Ray Hildebrand, the "Paul" of the singing duo Paul & Paula, died last Friday at the age of 82.

Snip:

The duo, were partners only in music, not romance; Jackson was the niece of the man who ran the boarding house where Hildebrand lived as a college student. They went their separate ways in 1965, but sporadically released further singles as late as 1970, and occasionally re-teamed at oldies shows or special events into the 21st century.

Hildebrand went on to have a different kind of career in the seminal days of contemporary Christian music, recording an album titled “He’s Everything to Me” in 1967 and songs including “Say I Do” and “Anybody Here Wanna Live Forever?” In the ’80s, he formed a CCM duo called Land & Hildebrand with Paul Land, doing faith-based comedy as well as music.