[FairfieldLife] Re: The Rent is Too Damn High!
Taxing people according to the resources they consume is a superior system, compared to taxing people on the income they earn. http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/04/21/what-are-taxes-f or/?_php=true_type=blogs_r=0 http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/04/21/what-are-taxes-for/?_php=trueamp;_type=blogsamp;_r=0 If 80% percent of taxes are resource consumption tax and 20% percent of the taxes are income tax, it would bring more balance to the economy. --- WillyTex punditster@... wrote: The rent is too damn high! Who doesn't think their Internet and cable bills are too high? For years now, I've been tracking the stories asking why we in the U.S. seem to be perennial sufferers of a certain chronic syndrome: Bills too high, Internet speed too slow. Why your cable bills are so high, and what you can do: http://www.usatoday.com/high-cable-bills/ http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/columnist/komando/2014/02/21/high-cable-bills/5539407/ On Sun, Jan 26, 2014 at 11:30 AM, Bhairitu noozguru@... mailto:noozguru@... wrote: I was listening to a tax expert talk about this years taxes yesterday. The host asked him if he was for a flat tax. He said no but he was for tax simplification. Our federal tax system is TOO DAMN COMPLEX! He said the problem is there is a sector of the economy that makes money off it being complex. I find the federal tax system complexity an insult to Americans who indeed should rebel over it. Don't let IRS bullies push you around! On 01/26/2014 05:50 AM, Richard Williams wrote: Everyone hates taxation - there's a tax on your earned income; a tax on your property; on your gas and oil; on the car that you drive to work; and on tobacco, beer and pot - next they'e be wanting to put a tax on your seat. It's just outrageous. The rent is too damn high! The property tax on this place is about $100 a month in real dollars - you take that out of a social security check and what have you got left? I guess you could take a city bus to the grocery store and buy some beans and rice. While you're there, buy some potatoes - but watch out - they might try to tax your food stuffs. Go figure. This is about the time of the year, every year, where I wish there was a rewind button. November and December are filled with holiday fun, extra days off, and getting together with friends and family. Then January hits and wham! -- all of your credit card bills from December become due and Uncle Sam comes knocking at your door to get you to do your taxes by April 15. Happy New Year, right? 10 States With the Highest Property Taxes in America: http://www.fool.com/investing/property-taxes http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2014/01/25/10-states-with-the-highest-property-taxes-in-ameri.aspx
[FairfieldLife] RE: The Rent is Too Damn High!
---In fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com, emilymaenot@... wrote: ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, punditster@... wrote: WHAT!? Probably the last thing I need is to buy a house just so I could be close to a golden dome. I already sold my shack out in Hays County and rented a house down in San Antonio. I'll probably sell Dad's place on the lake when he is gone. I'm still in Texas for two reasons: no personal income tax and I like live music venues. I'm paying $400 a month for rent down here, and the rent is still too damn high! You are complaining about 400 a month? Yep, you are suited for the boondocks. I get the distinct impression Richard is a real Cheaper McCheapersen. On 12/6/2013 10:35 PM, William Leed wrote: BUILD A HOME RENT IT OR BUY OIL STOCKS, SAVE SOME $$ THEN BECOME AN OWNER! wITH PROFITS IF U CHOOSE TO MAKE THEM BE HAPPY IN THE DOME! ENJOY THE RIDE BE MORE HAPPY POSITIVE LOOK 4 THE SUN THE PROFITS
[FairfieldLife] Re: The Rent is Too Damn High!
The rent is too damn high! [image: Inline image 1] On Fri, Oct 4, 2013 at 9:27 AM, Richard J. Williams pundits...@gmail.comwrote: 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!
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That's cheap! It's $3.59 here in a refinery town. But then we probably have much higher gas taxes than Texas. On 11/02/2013 11:01 AM, Richard Williams wrote: The rent is too damn high! Inline image 1 On Fri, Oct 4, 2013 at 9:27 AM, Richard J. Williams pundits...@gmail.com mailto:pundits...@gmail.com 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!
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So, the Obamacare PPACA looks like it may make you fill out all the personal information BEFORE you can see the insurance rates. That tells me they don't want you to see the rates because they are so high. If 50 million people are uninsured today, mainly because insurance is too expensive, why is it better to make coverage even costlier? And, you can't buy out of state insurance across state lines; and military dependents aren't covered by Tricare to age 26. And, the system just gets slower and slower every day. Go figure. People should be fired - throw the bums out! ObamaCare is one of the best reasons to vote Libertarianism in the next election. 'Obamacare's Website Is Crashing Because It Doesn't Want You To Know How Costly Its Plans Are' Forbes: http://www.forbes.com/http://www.forbes.com/sites/theapothecary/2013/10/14/obamacares-website-is-crashing-because-it-doesnt-want-you-to-know-health-plans-true-costs/?partner=yahootix ' Obamacare Regs 30X Longer Than Law' http://www.cnsnews.com/http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/penny-starr/11588500-words-obamacare-regs-30x-long-law On Mon, Oct 14, 2013 at 9:00 AM, Ann Woelfle Bater awoelfleba...@yahoo.comwrote: ** 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 pundits...@gmail.com 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 sharelon...@yahoo.com 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 noozg...@sbcglobal.net 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 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
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Rent is Too Damn High!
Richard, all this is just making me so happy that I'm 65 and on Medicare! On Tuesday, October 15, 2013 8:30 AM, Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.com wrote: So, the Obamacare PPACA looks like it may make you fill out all the personal information BEFORE you can see the insurance rates. That tells me they don't want you to see the rates because they are so high. If 50 million people are uninsured today, mainly because insurance is too expensive, why is it better to make coverage even costlier? And, you can't buy out of state insurance across state lines; and military dependents aren't covered by Tricare to age 26. And, the system just gets slower and slower every day. Go figure. People should be fired - throw the bums out! ObamaCare is one of the best reasons to vote Libertarianism in the next election. 'Obamacare's Website Is Crashing Because It Doesn't Want You To Know How Costly Its Plans Are' Forbes: http://www.forbes.com/ ' Obamacare Regs 30X Longer Than Law' http://www.cnsnews.com/ On Mon, Oct 14, 2013 at 9:00 AM, Ann Woelfle Bater awoelfleba...@yahoo.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 pundits...@gmail.com 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 sharelon...@yahoo.com 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 noozg...@sbcglobal.net 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 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
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This has to be a first. I don't think I could imagine anyone else on the planet saying this. On Tuesday, October 15, 2013 7:20:32 AM, Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com wrote: Richard, all this is just making me so happy that I'm 65 and on Medicare! On Tuesday, October 15, 2013 8:30 AM, Richard Williams pundits...@gmail.com wrote: So, the Obamacare PPACA looks like it may make you fill out all the personal information BEFORE you can see the insurance rates. That tells me they don't want you to see the rates because they are so high. If 50 million people are uninsured today, mainly because insurance is too expensive, why is it better to make coverage even costlier? And, you can't buy out of state insurance across state lines; and military dependents aren't covered by Tricare to age 26. And, the system just gets slower and slower every day. Go figure. People should be fired - throw the bums out! ObamaCare is one of the best reasons to vote Libertarianism in the next election. 'Obamacare's Website Is Crashing Because It Doesn't Want You To Know How Costly Its Plans Are' Forbes: http://www.forbes.com/ ' Obamacare Regs 30X Longer Than Law' http://www.cnsnews.com/ On Mon, Oct 14, 2013 at 9:00 AM, Ann Woelfle Bater awoelfleba...@yahoo.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 pundits...@gmail.com 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 sharelon...@yahoo.com 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 noozg...@sbcglobal.net 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 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
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Rent is Too Damn High!
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 sharelon...@yahoo.com 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 noozg...@sbcglobal.net 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 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/articlehttp://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
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Rent is Too Damn High!
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 pundits...@gmail.com 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 sharelon...@yahoo.com 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 noozg...@sbcglobal.net 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 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 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
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Analysis of the President's Budget from the Congressional Budget Office.
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I was out in the sun a lot last summer, and began to get Obama-skin. Scary. ---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
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---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
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if the US Corporate masters decide they would gain benefit from owning the Canadian shale oil fields and all the fisheries and forests and we declare war on you and take over Canada can we call it Obamanada? On Mon, 10/14/13, Ann Woelfle Bater awoelfleba...@yahoo.com wrote: Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Rent is Too Damn High! To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Date: Monday, October 14, 2013, 2:00 PM 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 pundits...@gmail.com 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 sharelon...@yahoo.com 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 noozg...@sbcglobal.net 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 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
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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
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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 noozg...@sbcglobal.net 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 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 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/ 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
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Workers' wages buy less and less. In fact, workers have lost purchasing power during the past half-century. Comparing prices to wages, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose more than six times from 1965 to 2011---while the minimum wage rose less than five times. 'Measured In Gold, The Story Of American Wages Is An Ugly One' Forbes: http://www.forbes.com/realspin/gold http://www.forbes.com/sites/realspin/2013/10/09/measured-in-gold-the-story-of-american-wages-is-an-ugly-one/ On 10/11/2013 11:28 AM, Bhairitu 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 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
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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!
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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 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!
[FairfieldLife] Re: The Rent is Too Damn High!
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!
[FairfieldLife] Re: The Rent is Too Damn High!
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!
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It cost U.S. taxpayers $634 million for a 404 - page not found. The Obamacare website cost more than Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, or Instagram. Go figure. The rent is just too damn high! The reason for this nationwide headache apparently stems from poorly written code, which buckled under the heavy influx of traffic that its engineers and administrators should have seen coming. http://www.digitaltrends.com/opinion/obamacare-healthcare-gov-website-cost/ 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!
