Economy

WHY OUR HEALTH CARE COSTS ARE SO HIGH!!!

Kevin had shingles. 

Those of us who spend much time in a doctor’s office should appreciate this! Doesn’t it seem more and more that physicians are running their practices like an assembly line?
Here’s what happened to Kevin: 

Kevin walked into a doctor’s office and the receptionist asked him what he had. Kevin said: ‘Shingles.’ So she wrote down his name, address, medical insurance number and told him to have a seat.

 

Fifteen minutes later a nurse’s aide came out and asked Kevin what he had…
Kevin said, ‘Shingles.’ So she wrote down his height, weight, a complete medical history and told Kevin to wait in the examining room.

 

A half hour later a nurse came in and asked Kevin what he had. Kevin said, ‘Shingles..’ So the nurse gave Kevin a blood test, a blood pressure test, an electrocardiogram, and told Kevin to take off all his clothes and wait for the doctor.

An hour later the doctor came in and found Kevin sitting patiently in the nude and asked Kevin what he had.



Kevin said, ‘Shingles.’ The doctor asked, ‘Where?’
Kevin said, ‘Outside on the truck. Where do you want me to unload ‘em??’  

Athens burns as Greece bailout passed ~ America is Next

When will the rich wake up?

Occupy America means that something is Smouldering!

The American Economy ~ A Puny Perspective

Soon, with the economy so weak, upwardly mobile Americans will not even a ford to live in their cars!

Plain and simple, everyone’s fuming, except the 1%, about the widening gap between the rich and poor!

The Government auto know that they need to increase the taxes of the rich. The profits of Big Companies are too high. Money needs to be distributed better in our society. I am writing this column so that I might be able to help steer politicians in the right direction. Otherwise, they are headed on the highway to hell. I am shocked by how much we have been lead astray by those in power. We have been conditioned to believe that this is an acceptable way to live. Putting pressure on your local politicians and aligning ourselves with those that appreciate the damage that has been done, may help us gain real traction.

I don’t acclaim to be an export on this issue, but gimme a brake! I think it’s my civic duty to report these facts. My mercury is rising and I don’t think we should dodge the problem. There are just too many people who can’t a ford to fill up their car which is a tragedy in America and such a saab story!

We are sadly cadilacking in support for the poor.  Many homeless people have lost their dignity and are a shell of their former selves. I may be clutching at straws but I’m tired of doing nothing. I’m not too sure which direction America is steering but the current way of thinking needs some serious repairs.  We need to take this issue wheely seriously, unlike some politicians who take a blinkered perspective and are just fuel of scrap. Many, like Rick Scott, give an automatic response that the homeless and poor are lazy and it’s their fault. We should work hard in order to help shift their attitudes because, quite frankly, I don’t like their tune. Some recent legislation that helps corporations should just be scrapped or reversed. Lately, many car dwelling people are running on empty, are driven to dispair, have no where to turn, and are just plain exhausted. Their dreams of days down on the beach will have to take a back seat for quite a while because they can’t a ford to drive there.

Big Business and politicians, in their efforts to drive down costs, have their blinkers on and have ignored the long term consequences of such a strategy. The window of opportunity is closing rapidly. We need to put the pedal to the metal and fire on all cylinders to get things rolling. It would be a great disservice to the poor if we didn’t explore all the avenues open to us. If we work together wheel be able to put pressure on politicians and big companies many of whom I’m not a fan of.

We need to gear up for a fight to help those in such tire straights and not allow this cause to stall.

 I hope we can inject more money to help advocacy groups so they can accelerate this one through the courts. Hiring top lawyers may be the key to success and provide a spark of hope. Unfortunately, many of these types of actions get suspended or stalled in the court system.

It’s no use being cranky and continuing to fume about this issue. We need to spring into action inorder to make any kind of dent in this problem! Remember, ‘The Squeaky Wheel Gets the Grease.‘  A good place to start is to form a government panel before our efforts hit the skids. What ever happens, it looks like a bumpy road ahead for the middle class and the poor.

Unfortunately, I carn’t think of what else to write because I have engine block,  so oil leave now…

How to save America.

Politicians and big business need to be less selfish and greedy!

The Joy of Books ~ Incredible Video ~ Books Come Alive

Office Humor – Have you ever wondered?

If work is so terrific, why do they have to pay you to do it?

God put me on this Earth to accomplish a certain number of things. Right now, I am so far behind I will never die.

First rule of acting: Whatever happens, look as if it were intended.

If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked something.

Of course I don’t look busy…..I did it right the first time!

Nobody notices what I do, until I don’t do it.

Hard work spotlights the character of people; some turn up their sleeves, some turn up their noses, and some don’t turn up at all!

I always try to go the extra mile at work, but my boss always finds me and brings me back.

After all is said and done, more is said than done.

I pretend to work. They pretend to pay me.

I thought I wanted a career, turns out I just wanted paychecks.

I used up all my sick days, so I’m calling in dead.

In as much as the earth is 2/3 water and 1/3 land, it is clear that our time should be divided. 2/3 fishing and 1/3 work.

Quote from the Boss: I didn’t say it was your fault. I said I was going to blame it on you.

The world is full of willing people — some willing to work and some willing to let them. -Robert Frost

There can’t be a crisis today, my schedule is already full.

Warning: Dates in Calendar are closer than they appear.

I don’t mind if you sleep in class. Only, please do not snore. You are disturbing others who are trying to sleep. -Dr. C. Rao, UW-Whitewater

A professor is one who talks in someone else’s sleep.

Oh me oh my. A lovely day is dawning. Oh what a joy I didn’t wake up dead. So I can go to school and resume my yawning. And get my sleeping in class instead of in my bed.

To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism. To steal from many is research.

The Romans didn’t find algebra very challenging, because X was always 10.

No matter how many years pass teachers will always use the word obviously, without ever knowing what it means.

A morning without coffee is like something without something else.

If you can smile when things go wrong, you have someone in mind to blame.

Sorry – yesterday was the deadline for all complaints.

It’s a biiiig mistake to allow any mechanical object to realize that you are in a hurry.

Sorry I’m late, I’ll leave early to make up for it.

There ought to be a better way to start the day than by getting up in the morning.

Two kinds of people: Those who finish what they start and…

Work fascinates me, I can look at it for hours!

“The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources.” -Albert Einstein

“If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it?” -Albert Einstein

If A equals success, then the formula is _A = X + Y + Z_. X is work. Y is play. Z is keep your mouth shut. – Albert Einstein

Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so.

The gradaute with the science degree asks ‘Why does it work?’ The graduate with an engineering degree asks ‘How does it work?’ The graduate with an accounting degree asks ‘How much will it cost?’ The graduate with an English degree asks ‘Would you like fries with that, Sir?’*

Conway’s Law: In any organization there will always be one person who knows what is going on – This person must be fired.*

If ignorance is bliss, this lesson would appear to be a deliberate attempt on your part to deprive me of my happiness, the pursuit of which is my unalienable right according to the Declaration of Independence. I therefore assert my patriotic prerogative not to know this material. I’ll be out on the playground. -Calivin*

If you’re good you’ll get assigned all the work. If you’re REALLY good you will get out of it.*

You know there is a problem with the education system when you realize that out of the 3 R’s only one begins with an R.*

HAPPY BOXING DAY SANTA

Wikipedia:

Boxing Day is a bank or public holiday that occurs on December 26, or the first or second weekday after Christmas Day, depending on national or regional laws. It is observed in the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and some other Commonwealth nations.

Boxing Day is: A day to buy what you really wanted on

Christmas day at huge discounted prices!

Boxing Day bargain shopping is now as important a part of the Christmas tradition celebrated by more than a billion people around the world as the main festivities themselves. 

Boxing Day is traditionally one of the

largest retail days of the year!

Boxing Day: That time of year when everyone gets Santamental.

This guy goes into a restaurant for a Boxing Day breakfast while in his home town for the holidays. After looking over the menu he says, ”I’ll just have the eggs Benedict.” His order comes a while later and it’s served on a big, shiny hubcap. He asks the waiter, ”What’s with the hubcap?” The waiter sings, ”O, there’s no plate like chrome for the hollandaise!”

The Day After Christmas Poem

‘Twas the day after Christmas, and all through the house,

Every creature was hurtin’ even the mouse.

The toys were all broken, their batteries dead;

Santa passed out, with some ice on his head.

Wrapping and ribbons just covered the floor, while

Upstairs the family continued to snore.

And I in my T-shirt, new Reeboks and jeans,

I went into the kitchen and started to clean.

When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter,

I sprang from the sink to see what was the matter.

Away to the window I flew like a flash,

tore open the curtains, and threw up the sash.

When what to my wondering eyes should appear,

But a little white truck, with an oversized mirror.

The driver was smiling, so lively and grand;

The patch on his jacket said “U.S. POSTMAN.”

With a handful of bills, he grinned like a fox

Then quickly he stuffed them into our mailbox.

Bill after bill, after bill, they still came.

Whistling and shouting he called them by name:

“Now Dillard’s, now Targets’, now Penny’s and Sears

Here’s Visa, and Master Card, and one for the Beer.

To the tip or your limit, every store, every mall,

Now chargeaway-chargeaway-chargeaway all!”

He whooped and he whistled as he finished his work.

He filled up the box, and then turned with a jerk.

He sprang to his truck and he drove down the road,

Driving much faster with just half a load.

Then I heard him exclaim with great holiday cheer,

“ENJOY WHAT YOU GOT……..YOU’LL BE PAYING ALL YEAR!”

REAL COST OF THE 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS!

CYBER MONDAY DEALS FROM THE COMFORT OF YOUR HOME

Have you recovered from

Black and Blue Friday?

Since 2005, the Monday after Thanksgiving, has been labelled

‘Cyber Monday’

and has become one of the busiest shopping days of the year.

The trend of Cyber Monday shoppers making purchases on their lunch hour has transitioned to browsing and buying before work, “or staying up until midnight or 1 a.m. doing their shopping,” says Ellen Davis of the National Retail Federation.

There’s an app that helps you avoid the crazy rush and stress of Black (and Blue) Friday.

Deal News app, as well as an app called CyberMonday Deals 2011, fromCheapDeals101.com may be just the answer.

The apps aggregate sales, which is perfect for one-tap shopping.

Stores planning Cyber Monday sales in The United States and Canada are:

Amazon, Apple Banana Republic, Macy’s, Office Depot, K Mart, Best Buy, Circuit City, Buy.com, Target, the Body Shop, Canadian Tire, Chapters and Indigo, Dell, Future Shop, the Gap, Home Outfitters, La Senza, Lululemon Athletica, Old Navy, PetSmart, Sears, Sephora, The Source, Sport Chek, Sport Mart, Toys “R” Us, Walmart and Zellers.

Example of deals on CYBER MONDAY:

Walmart.com

The world’s biggest retailer will kick off “Cyber Week” on Sunday November, 27, a day early. Promotions will run through Friday December 2. There will be more than 250 online only specials, including:

• Toshiba 32″ LCD HD TV  for under $250

• HotWheels Mega Garage Playset for under $30

• Xbox 360 Holiday Gamer Bundle for under $320

• Disney Cars 2 Lightning McQueen Talking Feature Chair for under $20

• Tramontina Dutch Oven for under $40

• Danskin Women’s Velour Hoodie and Pant Set for under $15

• Fuji Finepix AX330 Camera Bundle for under $60

• Oral B Electric Toothbrush with bonus Crest 3-D Whitestrips for under $40

• Free shipping on home orders of $45 or more on Cyber Week specials

Keeping Track of Your Cyber Monday Orders with Slice  ~ https://www.goslice.com/

“I’ve got family that lives around the country. I order products, I ship them and I hope they’ll get there,” Slice CEO Scott Brady says of his holiday shipping approach. With Slice, “I now know exactly what I ordered and exactly when it’s going to arrive.”

The Weight of Walmart ~ Fascinating Stuff

Source: http://frugaldad.com

American Dream ~ Bottom of the Heap

We sold ourselves a pipe dream that everyone could get rich and no one would get hurt — a pipe dream that exploded like a pipe bomb when the already-rich grabbed for all the gold; when they used their fortunes to influence government and gain favors and protection; when everyone else was left to scrounge around their ankles in hopes that a few coins would fall.

We have not taken care of the least among us. We have allowed a revolting level of income inequality to develop. We have watched as millions of our fellow countrymen have fallen into poverty. And we have done a poor job of educating our children and now threaten to leave them a country that is a shell of its former self. We should be ashamed.

America’s Exploding Pipe Dream

By CHARLES M. BLOW

Published: October 28, 2011