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
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!