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Older, wiser, poorer
Wall Street Journal + Ogilvy = Social Media Seminars (Photo credit: Ogilvy PR) I was born a Republican and always voted that way until 2000. I believed what GOP politicians said and was skeptical of...
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If
Ron Paul, member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) If I lost my home due to fire, earthquake, flood, hurricane or tornado, and the insurance company...
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GOP healthcare
English: US Citizens with Private Health Insurance in %; U.S. Census bureau: Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2007 Deutsch: US Einwohner mit privater...
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Healthcare choice
Total Knee replacement : AP view (Xray). (Photo credit: Wikipedia) I fell and broke my knee nine years ago. My doctor told me then that I would need a knee replacement in five years, so I am living and...
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How to cope
No Credit Card (Photo credit: Wikipedia) How to cope with rising food prices. Eat less. How to cope with rising healthcare costs. Don’t get sick. If you do, die quickly. How to cope with high gas...
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The trouble with insurance
Health Insurance Does Not Insure Health (Photo credit: SavaTheAggie) The trouble with healthcare insurance is that you don’t know what needed care will cost. I don’t have dental insurance so my dentist...
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Health care insurers
Insurance (Photo credit: Christopher S. Penn) From The Predator State by James K. Galbraith: “A successful private insurance company follows an ancient formula: it stratifies its clientele by risk...
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Apples to prunes
Logo of the Fox Broadcasting Company (Photo credit: Wikipedia) In all the discussion about the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare), some in the media, particularly at FOX, are quoting statistics about how...
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Life expectancies
English: Life expectancy vs. GDP (PPP) per capita, accordig to World Bank, 2009 (sample: 162 coutries) Sources: :GDP per capita (PPP), (World Bank, 2009) :Life expancy (CIA factbook, 2009) (Photo...
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GOPcare
Florida congressman Alan Grayson. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) We have Alan Grayson to thank for reading all the fine print in healthcare insurance plans and explaining their essence in two sentences....
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