Doing Math

jay taber
jay taber
Feb 24, 2017 · 1 min read

I was told by a store clerk the other day that doing math helps to prevent the onset of Alzheimer’s disease. To test her theory, I decided to calculate how much every man, woman and child in America would have received had presidents Bush and Obama bailed us out instead of Wall Street. Ten thousand dollars is the figure I came up with, which isn’t much in this day and age, but enough to pay for a fair amount of dental work, which, for us senior citizens, isn’t covered by Medicare or Medicaid.

    jay taber

    Written by

    jay taber

    Jay Thomas Taber explores communication, consciousness, and social engineering. websites: https://en.gravatar.com/tbarj

    Welcome to a place where words matter. On Medium, smart voices and original ideas take center stage - with no ads in sight. Watch
    Follow all the topics you care about, and we’ll deliver the best stories for you to your homepage and inbox. Explore
    Get unlimited access to the best stories on Medium — and support writers while you’re at it. Just $5/month. Upgrade