....................................................................HAPPY LABOR DAY

THE EAGLE WATCH

************************************************  " “We owe a lot to Thomas Edison - if it wasn't for him, we'd be watching television by candlelight....... Milton Berle  ************************************************   RANDOM THOUGHTS TODAY ************************************************

 For all college students who may be on a picnic today, buck up.

  http://www.nationalreview.com/article/451013/banana-peel-frightens-ole-miss-fraternity-retreat-canceled-mississippi

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************************************************ SO WHAT ELSE IS NEW IN THE PROGRESSIVE WORLD.  

 WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions of people who buy individual health insurance policies and get no financial help from the Affordable Care Act are bracing for another year of double-digit premium increases, and their frustration is boiling over.

The most exposed consumers tend to be middle-class people who don't qualify for the law's income-based subsidies. They include early retirees, skilled tradespeople, musicians, self-employed professionals, business owners, and people such as Sharon Thornton, whose small employer doesn't provide health insurance.

A suggestion that she could qualify for financial assistance by earning less only irritates her more. "My whole beef is that the government is telling me: 'If you work less, we'll give you more,'" said Thornton, who's in her 50s.