It occurred to me today while playing baseball, as I picked up the baseball I noticed it said, “Made in China”. “Huh”, I thought to myself, “How is it profitable for China to make something so simple and ship it 7,000 miles on a boat to the United States for sale in our stores.” Additionally, “How come we can’t produce softballs here for cheaper?” was another thought that crossed my mind. Continue reading
Medical Insurance creates higher Medical Costs for a lot of reasons; but the main reason is that it removes the price negotiation and decision from the buyer (the insurance owner) and instead gives it to a third-party system.
In addition, this creates loads more paperwork and hassle for health service providers making it cost even more yet. This has the added effect of raising the cost of your health insurance as well. Continue reading
With the economy weakening and unemployment high many of our leaders, and citizens as well, are scrambling around coming up with ideas to help solve the problem. Will it be another round of stimulus spending? A round of bail outs? Should we pass laws to tax the rich more?
I got a simple idea. How about we get rid of Minimum Wage…
“WHAT!?” You might be thinking to yourself, “How can you suggest such a thing, people have it hard enough as it is and reducing their wages isn’t going to help!” Continue reading
You’ve probably heard it before and you’ll most likely hear it again, someone is always crying about the “tax payer” getting stuck with the bill. When they mention the term tax payer, they portray it as the “average working” American.
Wah wah wah, how come celebrities and rich people get special treatment and we get stuck with the bill! We are going to establish right now who is and who isn’t a tax payer. Continue reading
There are a lot of common misconceptions about who pays taxes and who doesn’t. Most people think they actually pay taxes and don’t, others have no idea how much they pay, and both of those types like to tell people who actually pay that they enjoy paying them and doing their fair share. Continue reading