Well, then it's about time the UK starts allowing their citizens to arm themselves, stop being monitored in public, and paying for stupid TV licenses. While we're at it, the French need to work longer hours and wear deodorant, and the Germans need to have the sticks up their asses surgically removed.
Comfy?
About 1 million dollars.
Seriously, I have seen the numbers from multiple advisers. If you expect SS to be available when you retire, or you are OK with being poor in your retirement, you can save less. At least make sure your mortgage is paid off by retirement age. That's another way people prepare-- they pay off their mortgage, sell the house, downsize, and have a nice $50,000-200,000 fund in addition to a smaller house that's easier to take care of. Of course, the housing market is volatile, too...
The national average for gasoline was over $3/gallon for 10 months under Bush.
The national average for gasoline has been over $3/gallon for 3.5 years under Obama.
The dive well below $2 in 2008 was anomalous due to the shrinking economy. Likewise, however, was the anomalous rise over $4 for three months before that crash. The recovery point around $2.61, before the Democrats' crony-enriching "stimulus", was more reflective of the real value. Today's is partially a reflection of Obama's misguided economic policies.
At the time, there were limited means of communication (you took days to distribute a pamphlet) vs. being able to post on your blog within minutes or call into a radio or TV show.
Further, newspaper, book, and word of mouth were about all there were. The most literal interpretation of that 1st amendment means I could possess radio stations, TV stations, web sites, and if I were wealthy enough, my own cable network. In short, the 1st amendment favors the rich because they can speak as freely as they want. Not very equal, is it?
It's a naive, domestic operating system without any breeding, but I think you'll be amused by its presumption.