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Politics, News & Issues > Politics, News & Issues (Other) Universal healthcare concerns: 4 of 43
Well its official...we're being sold out. You've heard the phrase about getting a taste of your own medicine? Well the medicine we're talking about is the health care plan the government wants you to have...but doesn't want to take themselves. Last week the Wall Street Journal reported that the Senate Health Committee voted... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Climate Change Is the US right to back out of the Kyoto treaty?: 2 of 18
Yes. Resoundingly yes. It strikes me as odd that the voices on the side of the debate who are for the Kyoto treaty immediately deteriorate the debate to an over simplified position statement that essentially reads; "we are for stopping global warming and you aren't."Though my opinion is that we should absolutely and without r... More..
Personal Finance > Stock Market What about the "Cash for Clunkers" program?: 3 of 18
I'm going to have to stop reading the news and throw my TV out the window...or learn some deep breathing relaxation techniques; because the way the government is spending my money and looking for more of it I'm likely to stroke out.Not only do I get to sit back and watch our government continue to seek out ever more inefficie... More..
Home & Garden > Buying & Selling Homes Are real estate agents worth the money?: 5 of 26
Of all the monikers, titles, designations and certifications of which I am aware; the one that stands as the greatest beacon of meaninglessness is this: Realtor.Problem number one is that to become a Realtor, you first need to get a real estate license; which isn't worth the paper it's printed on. A well trained monkey can ge... More..
Personal Finance > Real Estate What is a Realtor?: 3 of 13
The name Realtor has been bandied about so much that it might seem that it is a word to describe anybody that is licensed to sell real estate. In actuality the term Realtor is a registered trademark of the National Association of Realtors and is a designation exclusively used to identify a licensee who has joined the National... More..
Relationships & Family > Tips for Marital Happiness Should couples live together before getting married?: 66 of 275
It's an odd question really. According to Webster the word "should" means "owed, was obliged to, ought to." Certainly no couple is obligated to live together prior to marriage but neither are they obligated to refrain from doing so. The question really is whether living together prior to marriage is somehow wrong, or a bad id... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Government & Policies Should Congress set limits on the compensation of corporate executives?: 3 of 11
Did you know there is an entire market surrounding the nature and structure of executive compensation? Just go to Google.com and do a search for "executive compensation consultants" and enjoy looking at the more than 6 million search results. I'm going to go ahead and assume that the parties involved in those companies are s... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Political & Economic Theory Should lawmakers free us from market forces by controlling gas prices?: 7 of 25
Nobody likes high prices. Or rather, nobody likes to PAY high prices. Sitting in the seat of the seller you too would make every effort to charge the highest possible price and drive the highest possible profit margins. So let's not focus on unproductive stone casting in the direction of the oil industry who is acting exactly... More..
Relationships & Family > Gay & Lesbian Issues Marriage should be a sacred institution between only a woman and a man: 124 of 317
If you were to strip away every last stitch of emotion from the concept of marriage, you would be left with nothing more than a contract between two people that essentially determines how assets are divided under various circumstances, how taxes are calculated, how benefits are shared etc.This highly un-romantic stripped down... More..
Jobs & Careers > Job Listings & Agencies Is Monster useful during a job search?: 2 of 5
Anybody who says Monster is not useful in a job search would, with some questioning, almost certainly amend that statement to say that Monster isn't as useful as they would like it be. I certainly agree that at times is seems as though Monster is utterly useless. But the fact is that buried in the mess that is Monster.com, ... More..