We all know about the laws. They’ve been around for almost a hundred years. Consumer safeguards against misleading product and service ads. Constraints on “buyer beware”. Protection when we can’t really know if we’re being given the straight story.
There’s no similar shield against the misrepresentations of political candidates. The right to free speech trumps truth because no thinking voter could possibly believe anything political candidates say. As far as elections are concerned, it’s pretty much…
We’re starting to hear the not-so-subtle sales job. The Great Recession has changed the American way of life permanently. As in forever. Sayonara for what was because we won’t see it again. But, not to worry. The change is all good. It’s brought families back together. We’re now spending time where it matters, with loved ones. This cozy togetherness is the upside of down. A real boon to family values.
The rest of the sales pitch is not as sugar-coated. For individuals…
We hear about it all the time, especially since ours is so big and getting bigger with every tick of the clock. Debt is bad. Debt will bankrupt the U.S. Debt will steal the economic futures of our (o.k., your) children for generations to come. Bad, bad, nothing but bad. Like a misbehaving cur.
But, really, what’s not to like? After all, money is money and borrowed money feeds the bulldog…
My friend, Huli, is right. The biggest problem with healthcare in America is cost, and it’s a whopper. In 2008, $2.3 trillion was spent on healthcare by all sources in our Country. And the amount grows higher each year. In this Part of Healthcare Ideas From Us, Huli and I will share our thoughts, and Riley’s, about fixing the cost problem while maintaining quality.
Huli, what are the consequences…
The President unveiled his response to the Massachusetts voters on Monday in his revised healthcare proposal, ObamaScare Redux. Rather than starting over or even paring down, the President upped the ante by billions of dollars – it’s like millions, only with a very large “B”. He also added more penalties, higher taxes for many and expanded Government regulation. You can almost see the choppers of voter disapproval closing in on D.C.
The right to vote, that keystone of American freedom, has been around for quite a while. For so long, in fact, that we take it for granted. But we shouldn’t anymore because, today, it’s disappearing before our very eyes. Barack Obama, who promised transparency and renewed bipartisanship on the campaign trail, has proven to be nothing other than peremptory in office. In the past twelve months, he’s raced at breakneck speed to…
