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Public finance, pensions, mortality trends from the perspective of Meep (Mary Pat Campbell), a life-annuity actuary. Less frequent topics: data visualization, actuarial politics, literature, opera, and sumo.
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Revisiting France: Retirement Issues Persist (opens the original)
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I’ve been meaning to revisit this issue for a while. 16 July 2026, WSJ editorial: The Cost of a French Retirement [emphasis added]The rising burden of government retirement benefits afflicts nearly all Western democracies, and France’s problem is especially acute, as a new report shows. The Pensions Advisory Council monitors the financial health of the French retirement system, and the numbers in its annual report released last mo
The Week in Meep: John McWhorter, the Pope, Fulton Sheen, and STORMS (in art) (opens the original)
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Jumping into it… (and as with all such posts, comments are open.)John McWhorter on the fake “lynching” hysteria (plus more McWhorter)I didn’t see this when I was writing my post on Thursday.24 Sept 2026, NYT op-ed, John McWhorter: Are Lynchings Really Happening?I could be cheap and say: <a href="https://en.wik
Suicide Awareness Month: Trends Among Black Americans, 1999-2025 (provisional) (opens the original)
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September is Suicide Awareness Month, and some politicians who do not care about truth decided it would be a good time to reach back about 100 years to highlight racial terrorism instead of real suicide issues of right now:10 Sept 2026, Press Release from Rep. Ayanna Pressley (MA-07): BREAKING: Pressley Leads Nearly 60 Lawmakers Demanding Investigation into Black People Found Hanging, Invokes Legacy of Lynching in America<stro
Social Security: Every Day It's A-Gettin' Closer... (opens the original)
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I’m referring to the Social Security Trust Fund running out of its cash balance, of course.The Social Security Trustees Annual Report came out as it always does each year (some months back), so everybody is doing their “Oh noes, this thing that has been projected for decades is yet again getting closer…. and we should do something about it!”Let’s see what people who actually have the power to change things are saying.Bipartisan proposal: Raise taxes, cut nothing23 June 2026, NYT op-ed, Bernie Mo
The Week in Meep: You Never Know Where I’ll Show Up.... (opens the original)
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Heck, I surprise myself.Stuff You Missed in History ClassIf you listen to the end of this episode….https://omny.fm/shows/stuff-you-missed-in-history-class/six-impossible-episodes-back-to-court: Six Impossible Episodes: Back-to-Court from Sept 7They read an email from me, “Mary”, heh (only my ma calls me Mary), at the end of the episode… and I wrote about heat deaths and lightning strike deaths.So guess wh
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