Sometimes it's a matter of no longer needing the policy but sometimes the owner simply can no longer afford the cost.  The article mentions borrowing against the policy but I have encountered people who have borrowed the maximum amounts and cannot pay the combination of the premiums and the accrued costs of interest.  ...more

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Thanks evrymn. I was going to post a comment regarding the "reporter's" use of "absurd".  I could have understood "controversial" but to editorialize in that manner is what makes it hard to take the media seriously. Whatever the opinion of Mr. Beck, the news is that his show will be ending.  I'm anxious to see wha...more

Notice the difference-Bellamy acknowledged and gave credit to Groucho.  You can use almost any line like if that if you attribute it to its originator and give them credit. If possible, it's nice to ask permission as well. The lawsuit will probably fail but there is a right way to do things.  Brittany is still figuri...more

Give people 100% of their paycheck and collect at point of purchase.  No other taxes.  No deductions.  What people continue to overlook is that corporations don't pay taxes they collect them in their prices.  Wipe out corporate taxes and prices will drop.  Business will be encouraged to develop and grow and will not sp...more

The holiday (no matter what it has become) is about the birth of Christ.  If you look at one of the most recited scriptures, John 3:16, and simply look at the words "For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son".  What an amazing gift.  When I wish someone Merry Christmas it is not an announcement that I am Chr...more

As for Joy Behar, whenever I see a clip from "The View" it is usually she who is being the a.. and this was no exception.  I would have expected more from Whoopi.  Any thinking person knows O'Reilly was not impugning the Muslim religion as a whole.  Further, the right to build there has NEVER been in question.  It is a...more

What a waste of time!  If efficiency is what it's all about, let someone else cut your lawn.  I have 4 patterns I use interchangeably.   Rows, Perpendicular rows, Diagonal Rows and Spirals.  I find the it's better for the lawn.  I hit spots from a different to get a better cut on difficult to reach areas.  I catch the ...more