Anyone living on Social Security alone has switched from steak to chicken a long time ago. What's the next step? Chicken to cat food? It's about time Pres. Obama stops offering the Republicans everything they want, then acting surprised when they up the ante.

Canada has low cost (efficient) health care (americans buy prescriptions in Canada), low debt, efficient government. How do they do it? Oh yeah, they have no desire to be the world's policeman. Take all the co-pay's, employee insurance premium, employer premiums, add it up and pay less total as taxes into one payer sys...more

The people who came to this conclusion are nuts. Hong Kong is China. Denmark, Norway, Sweden too cold. That being said, we in the USA are dragging our feet in health care, education, and manufacturing so we are less able to compete in the world. We need to shift priorities and rebuild to compete.

Wall street needs to stop fighting finacial reform/consumer protection and embrace it. Banks need to show us that they can be upfront, honest and fiscally responsible and in doing so can show that the most burdensome rules are not needed. This has been done in manufacturing sector with environmental issues. As far as...more

Let me get this straight. It is better to deprive people of a life enriching relationship for fear of the relationship ending. With that logic, no one would have a friend to rely on or share joy, no one would have children, no one would get married. Where are these people's heads?

I believe in Jesus. I attend a Christian church. I don't think Jesus would be offended by the ad and neither am I. I once attended a Braodway play with a scene depicting the "reporter Matthew" interviewing an Apostle about Jesus walking on the water. It was hilarious. How about "The life of Brian? " How does one insult...more

THE SOLUTION IS QUITE SIMPLE. ELIMINATE THE FLEXIBLE PLANS. PASS TAX REFORM MAKING ALL MEDICAL EXPENSES INCLUDING OVER THE COUNTER DRUGS TAX DEDUCTIBLE. THIS WAS HOW IT WAS BEFORE THE RONALD REAGAN "TAX REDUCTIONS".

A LAW REQUIRING GUN OWNERSHIP IS INTERESTING. I RECALL THAT GUN OWNERSHIP WAS REQUIRED IN COLONIAL TIMES SO THAT COLONISTS WOULD BE READY TO DEFEND AGAINST THE NATIVES. I WONDER IF SOME OF THESE LAWS ARE STILL ON THE BOOKS.   A REQUIREMENT TO CARRY HEALTH INSURANCE MAY BE UNCONSTITUTIONAL AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL BUT P...more

I was heading for a heart attack working for a company whose technology is obsolete. I was offered a buyout at age 55 and took it. I worked part time for very little money until ss kicked in at age 62. I did not have the recommended resources and should have worked several more years if financial security was my only g...more