I knew the day would eventually come. That dreaded call from my brother or sister telling me that my Mom died. I didn't get a telephone call but I got a text and an email: Tim, mom just passed peacefully about fifteen minutes ago. Everyone crying of course so text is better. I called her this mo...

03/31/2010

Now That It's Passed, Death Panels and Redistribution Aspects of Health Bill Can Be Revealed and Talked About

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Remember how those who talked about "death panels" were ridiculed and were said to be using scare tactics? Remember how those who talked about the health bill being a way to redistribute wealth were said to be also using scare tactics and didn't know what they were talking about? Nancy Pelosi wa...

03/31/2010

Sometimes You Just Can't Help but Laugh

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I saw a version of this on Facebook. I found it with subtitles on YouTube and wanted to share. I guess the show wasn't supposed to be funny but sometimes you just can't help but laugh. I've always said that life is funnier than any script that you can make up.

03/30/2010

Fannie Mae. A Simple Explanation of Their Investment Proposal

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Many times things seem more complicated than they are. Many experts use strange terms that keep the layperson from really understanding what is going on. I really love it when I find an easy to grasp explanation that takes the complex and puts it into terms that I can grasp. This is a descripti...

03/30/2010

Medicare Forcing Doctors Out of Private Practices

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I've heard some say that we should just allow everyone to get into the Medicare plan. They cite how much lower the costs are to Medicare patients. So the easy solution seems to be to just let everyone get those lower bills and that would be the end of the problem. But there's something going on...

03/29/2010

You're Required to Have Car Insurance, Why not Health Insurance?

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I'm having a hard time accepting this healthcare bill that just passed. I keep wondering how the Federal government can force you to buy something. I've heard some proponents compare it to having to buy car insurance in order to drive. It sound like an easy to understand argument. Many, just a...

03/28/2010

Was It Spit or Spittle?

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I guess we've all heard about the black Congressman that was spat upon on Saturday as the Black Causus Congress members paraded to the Capitol to debate the healthcare reform bill. There were also reports that the N word was used, even a chorus of people chanting the N word for fifteen times. I, ...

03/28/2010

If You Can't Keep a Small Promise, How Will You Keep the Big Promises?

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If you can't even keep a tiny promise that doesn't really cost you anything, can we ever expect you to keep the big promises? Obama made a clear promise to wait 5 days before signing any bill so that the details of the bill could be posted on the internet for everyone to see ahead of time. So to...

03/23/2010

Now We Can Open Up Our Healthcare Present and See What's Inside. Excited?

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I saw the perfect video that represents what many people will soon be feeling once we find out what's really inside the new healthcare reform package. It was sold to us in a nice package and got many people's hopes up. We trusted Obama to give us want we really wanted. When we open it all up, I...

03/23/2010

Will $2500 Health Insurance Savings Spur Home Prices?

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I'm really excited. The average family is about to save an extra $2500/year on their health insurance premiums. Do the math. That's $209/month. That is the monthly principal and interest payment for a $40,000 thirty year mortgage at 4.75%. That means that the average family will immediately ...

03/22/2010