Tom talks about the raging debate between the traditional radio people who feel threatened by podcasting and are trying to talk it down versus the people who see the handwriting on the wall, the controversy around the monetization of podcasts, and describes how traditional broadcast radio and the traditional "shotgun" approach to advertising is in big trouble, comparing it to a sinking Titanic as the globalized market shatters into a million pieces. I also researched microphone options today and after receiving high product praise from a couple of people I trust I am going to buy a Plantronics USB DSP-500 headset/microphone to do the podcast with. The links for today's show are:

www.podcastrigs.com -- Paul Figgiani's great podcast gear review site and his own tremendous podcast

Learn Step-By-Step How To Create Your Own Podcast An excellent, step-by-step guide on how to create your own podcast

Click Here For The Website Hosting Offer my new website host gears it's service towards podcasters

aKido's website: www.akido.biz

www.downloadradio.org

DaveRamsey.Com Social Security reform calculator http://www.daveramsey.com/etc/social_security/ -- calculate how much you would have with only 4% going into the government's "C" fund. This is what the calculator calculated for me:

By investing 4% of the 12.4% you already pay into social security in privatized account, you should have approximately $69,254.04 available to you at retirement in addition to a smaller traditional social security benefit.Privatizing Your Retirement Breakdowm

Your max privatized account contribution per year is 4% of your annual income - $133.33 per month for a total annual contribution of $1,600.00.

Invested over 16 years from age 49 to age 65.

Your monthly draw after retirement will be approximately $461.12. This draw accounts for an inflation rate of 3%.

This plan should leave your privatized retirement nest egg, $69,254.04, untouched to pass along as inheritance for your family.

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http://truckertom.blogspot.com/ "Tom's Take" political blog

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Be safe!

TOM

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