Feb
14
Legendary jazz musician Wynton Marsalis was on television during the recent fiscal cliff debates talking about lessons Congress could learn from jazz musicians. An odd thought, considering the free-wheeling reputation held by practitioners of the genre. Marsalis noted that in jazz everyone in the group gets their solo but they come together in the end to create great music. He called the coming together -- the swing -- suggesting lawmakers needed to get in the swing to create a democracy that works for America.
Any long-term solution to retirement insecurity must include a commitment to living wages that allow for some savings. 
