Everyone talks about "educating the consumer," so good choices can be made, and healthcare costs controlled. That makes sense: when you go to a restaurant, you look at the menu, and choose based on taste and prices.   I suggest that if all insurance companies in the US, along with Medicare, each published their "me...more

Two points: 1/Pay every American $350,000+, so as to push all households in the highest tax bracket. Eliminate all deductions for all. This way, 100% of the population will contribute more than it's fair share, and 90% will not complain. . . at least in the first few years.   2/Wouldn't it be nice to pay 40% taxes o...more

"Wait any longer, and your return will be less. That's because home-improvement projects start to get dated as soon as you finish them. Today's stainless steel is tomorrow's harvest gold, in other words."   Exactly! But, do you want to completely kill an economy based on the velocity of money, and of its consumers? ...more