"I once had wealth, power, and the love of a beautiful woman. Now I only have two things: my friends, and... uh... my thermos. Huh? My story? Okay. It was never easy for me. I was born a poor black child. I remember the days, sittin' on the porch with my family, singin' and dancin' down in Mississippi..."
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com> wrote: ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com> wrote: I was out in the sun a lot last summer, and began to get Obama-skin. Scary. A raisin in the sun. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com> wrote: Whine, whine, whine. I wish that damn US health care package would hurry up and get up and running 'cause then maybe we won't have to listen to all the fear mongering and complaining. Maybe if you stop calling it "Obamacare" you will start opening your mind a little and becoming more objective. So many who are against it are not fans of Obama so they label the health plan "Obama" such and such. Next it'll be "Obamawar", "Obamacrime", Obamapollution" ... On Monday, October 14, 2013 6:43:15 AM, Richard Williams <punditster@...> wrote: Obanmcare was supposed to be Obama's signature legislation. He had plenty of time to get this right, but it's obvious Obama knows nothing about running a business or coding a program. He got Obamacare passed in the middle of the night, before anyone had even read it - not a single Repub voted for Obamacare. What's up with that? On Sun, Oct 13, 2013 at 5:52 AM, Share Long <sharelong60@... mailto:sharelong60@...> wrote: Bhairitu, about the good idea of a maximum wage, I'd like to also suggest that for actors. I would also include athletes but their shelf life is shorter and they are much more susceptible to injuries. What will it take to bring the economy more into balance? On Friday, October 11, 2013 11:28 AM, Bhairitu <noozguru@... mailto:noozguru@...> wrote: Okay, I have a Google Nexus phone, but it wasn't free but I didn't pay what the telcos say it costs when they offered it as a contract phone. I bought it direct from Google Play and they update the phone OS when the latest OS comes out (eat your heart out Alex). But I don't chatter much on phones. I mainly communicate via email. BTW, I owned my first cellphone back in the early 1990s. I paid $20 a month for 60 minutes of talk. Today I pay $30 a month for 100 minutes of talk, unlimited texting (which I rarely do) and 5 GB of 4G data which I use though only around 1/2 GB a month. Go figure. The plan is a prepay too (no contract). The Nexus is GSM so if I want to move to another GSM carrier I just get their SIM card and install it. And the phone acts as a "remote" for the Chromecast. I have Medicare Part A only. I won't pay for the B part nor for supplemental. If I have a medical emergency I figure I'll negotiate a lower fee from the provider (you can do that BTW). Look into what Uninted Health Care pays their CEO BTW. His salary is too damn high! We not only need a minimum wage but a maximum wage too. On 10/11/2013 07:11 AM, Richard J. Williams wrote: There's an old guy I know who lives up in Austin - he has a Virgin Mobile 'pay as you go' cell phone. It's a Samsung flip phone - simple operation and it was free. Now that's better! When he needs to talk he can buy some minutes at the store - he can buy a $10 or $20 top-up card. The old guy is only spending a few dollars every three months on his phone! Now this is really funny - the guy doesn't have anyone to talk to much, but he can pay for his phone as he goes. LoL! The big problem is that the rent's too damn high! The old guy is on Medicare, Part A and Part B, and he's got UnitedHealth Care as a supplement. 'Thousands of doctors fired by United HealthCare' News8: http://www.wtnh.com/news/health/thousands-of-doctors-fired-by-united-healthcare http://www.wtnh.com/news/health/thousands-of-doctors-fired-by-united-healthcare On 10/10/2013 10:14 AM, Richard J. Williams wrote: The rent is just too damn high! The rent bill is up; the electric bill is up; the water bill is up; the cable TV bill is up. These days it costs forty bucks just to take a date out for a drink and dinner at Sam's Burger Joint! Go figure. Now, the medical insurance bill is going up? Not to mention fixing the price - so that younger people pay more to keep the premiums down for the older folks. If we had a single payer system for medical care, the federal government would pay all medical expenses for everyone. So, how much would the rent go up with a government paid health care system? Go figure. If I am elected, I promise a job for everyone so they can make a decent living wage and pay their own medical insurance bills. That's my ticket - to create jobs to make money and lower medical care expenses. "The trouble is that loss aversion also militates against buying insurance. Especially if you don't make a lot of money--and many young people don't--writing that premium check is painful if not prohibitive." 'The Young and the Clueless' Wall Street Journal: http://online.wsj.com/article http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303796404579097192784900688.html?mod=WSJ_Opinion_MIDDLETopOpinion On 10/10/2013 7:41 AM, Richard J. Williams wrote: It looks like New York and New Jersey have some of the highest taxes in the U.S. And, the rent is too damn high! "...six of the top 10 states with the best business climate are western states, bolstered at least in part by new revenues from energy production that allows them to reduce other types of taxes." 'Western U.S. best for business, Tax Foundation says' http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/govbeat/ http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/govbeat/wp/2013/10/09/western-u-s-best-for-business-tax-foundation-says/ On 10/4/2013 9:27 AM, Richard J. Williams wrote: So, when I returned the two cable boxes to Time-Warner and to terminate the HD and DVR service, I asked them how much would it cost just to have basic cable. The guy said they would have to send out a technician to put a 'trap' on the line to filter out the other channels, so I told them to close the account. It's Friday and the cable is still active, but I have powered antennas from the Shack anyway. Go figure. The rent is too damn high! This week I took my daughter's PT Cruiser in to the dealership because she said the front was 'wobbling' at 35-40 mph. The service manager called back and said one of the front tires had a 'ball' on it. He recommended getting four new Goodyear Eagles, balanced and a front end alignment - $950. What!? Now, why would anyone want to pay close to $1000 to put Goodyear Eagles back on the same car that already had a Goodyear tire with a ball on it at 30,000 miles? So, I had the tires rotated, front to back, for $15 on the south side, sweet!. Maybe I'll buy two new Falken tires at Discount Tires. Go figure. The rent is too damn high!
