I had a long conversation with a friend today. Someone inside the system, someone who wins elections. One on one, he stands up for me. In public, he keeps a safe distance. He wants me to change my style- I want him to stand up and take things head on. Somewhere, there is a middle Read More
The redistribution of wealth continues. Foreclosing on people who at one time were making payments, but stopped because of job loss due to the economy, is going to come back and bite us all in the backside. These homes are taking huge drops in value- and while the “capitalists” among us say that’s a market Read More
Mark Twain once said “Principles have no real force except when one is well-fed.” Someone in Washington better take heed, and fast. Latest unemployment figures look like the beginnings of a class war. It’s nice Congress just said no to $1.75 Billion in new fighters- but, we need to FORCE big companies to start hiring Read More
In one spread in today’s Dayton Daily News we see three articles: GM retirees plan protests– where IUE/CWA members are wondering what will happen to their health care benefits from GM. GM’s Wagoneer gets nice pension: where the man who took the mighty automaker on its final drive into the ground, gets to retire with Read More
I can’t raise my rates 40% in a year. Yet, I’ve had incredible, wild swings from year to year for health insurance for my small business.. Reading this article about a former Cigna exec’s testimony to Congress makes it real clear why. It’s worth a read of the full piece: Wendell Potter says he is Read More
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