This is a question people will ask themselves at one point or another in their lives, for most people it’s a reoccuring question. The answer isn’t quite so simple and is really situational. Not only is situational, but it’s extremely emotional for most people. Money seems to have a great emotional impact on a lot of people. Let’s address the non-emotional aspect of saving vs paying off debt first. Continue reading →
Job Loss, Unemployment Takes a Big Toll
The biggest cause of suffering comes from the loss of a job or lack of income. It is common sense that even if a person who loses their job qualifies for unemployment that this will not nearly be enough for you to live off and why is that? Unemployment insurance is a government derived insurance policy that uses a system to calculate the base cost of necessities that people will need to survive and gives them exactly that amount. It is usually averaged out per state by taking the average cost of living for the entire state. This very simply means that if you live in a higher cost of living area in your state, unemployment benefits will more than likely not come anywhere close to being able to provide for you and your family. Most unemployment benefits will max out at a certain amount of money total or per paycheck. Continue reading →
The Beauty of State Rights: Arizona HCR2014
So what this bill does is nullifies parts of the Health Care Reform Act (were it to somehow actually pass) and would:
1) Prohibit any fine or penalty on anyone or any company for deciding to purchase health care directly.
2) Doctors and healthcare providers would remain free to accept those funds and provide those services.
3) Overrules anything that prohibits the sale of private health insurance in Arizona.
4) Overrides any law that requires individuals or employers to participate in any particular health care system. Continue reading →
Technologically Impaired – But Not What You Think It Means
There are a lot of complex issues and problems in the world today. Some of you may be surprised at how complex humans have made their lives with the use of technology. Technology has enabled us to work less, be lazy more, and worry about things that were almost unfathomable even 20 years ago.
As technology increases and humans have more time to think and be lazy, the problems that arise from living in this society are rampantly rising and the perceived complexity of some of these problems is so great, that many people spend a large portion of their lives looking for a solution to them. Continue reading →
Why Mandated Health Insurance Won’t Stay
If you’ve been reading the news lately, you’ve probably seen a lot about the Health Care Reform Act. And of that act you’ve probably heard about some of the controversial things that people say are included in it. One of the most important things that exists in the Democratic package that everyone is concerned about is the Mandate to buy Health Insurance.
Basically, of the 40 million people who don’t have health insurance, they will have to buy it, if they can’t afford it, the government will take money from other people and help them pay for it. Continue reading →
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