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Politics, News & Issues > Political & Economic Theory The concept of justice: 8 of 59
Fairness no such thing? The adage the squeaking wheel gets the oil is true. This permeates all aspects of life personal, national or global. On most issues, the majority of people do not invite discord into their lives unless it affects them personally. The common man is so involved in providing for a family, attempting to e... More..
Society & Lifestyle > North American Culture History of Native Americans: How beauty has been buried in textbook lies: 3 of 11
Miccosukee - Survival and Adaptation As members of the Creek Confederacy and lacking a written history before 1700, one legend states they fell from the sky into the water and swam ashore Legend? Myth? Verification of a beginning? With the coming of the white man, through natural migration and three Seminole wars, a group of... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Political Issues Social Security Administration disability and the minimum wage: 1 of 2
Privatization Big Brother Still At It ! Although private and public retirement plans are already available, the Bush administration still touts a privatization plan to replace Social Security. As a result Wall Street and financial institutions would be enriched from the siphoning of contributors' dollars into management and ... More..
Health & Fitness > Pharmaceuticals (Other) How free samples affect health care statistics: 1 of 2
Free samples-A recent medical study published maintained that free samples from physicians resulted in higher patient out-of-pocket costs while receiving samples and after the samples were discontinued-Really! A study that merely crunches figures from data obtained from another survey limited to 5700 patients for two years s... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Political & Economic Theory Ideas to solve the American economic crisis: 32 of 62
Whoa, enough! More bail outs why? Seems to be primarily available to the large organizations and unions which helped this economic crisis and were never penalized while the CEO's still receive salaries, benefits, perks and bonuses for failure and the small businesses remain in limbo. So far, the first bail-out to citizens di... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Politics, News & Issues (Other) Should the federal government give assistance to American auto makers?: 9 of 17
Whoa, enough! More bail outs - why? Seems to be primarily available to the large organizations and unions which helped create this economic crisis and were never penalized while the CEO's still receive salaries, benefits, perks and bonuses for failure even after while small businesses remain in limbo. To date, the first dist... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: The search for work: 13 of 24
Employment opportunities - It's a joke! Surfing through the Internet or one of the weekly employment or daily papers, there appears to be plenty of employment opportunities. However, calling, emailing or faxing give a different perspective. Time spent attempting to contact the advertising party is a waste. In reality, many o... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Presidential Elections 2008 2008 race for presidential nomination: Barack versus Hillary: 14 of 24
Spending, spending, spending. At this time I am not particularly enamored of Hillary Clinton, but on the other hand the other candidates dishing out what they feel the public wants to hear are not high on my list. Hillary Clinton offers a platform with grandiose ideas of providing $110 billion to ease the current situation. ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Economic News Housing industry, subprime loans and mortgage woes: How serious is it?: 18 of 26
Living and dying with credit The speculations on the credit problem have been numerous, but it really all comes down to abuse both by credit users, lenders and government. As long as the applicant could sign his name, he was given a credit card or mortgage without discrimination. College students and the public were targeted... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Politics, News & Issues (Other) Universal healthcare concerns: 31 of 44
Insurance Another pie-in-the-sky government insurance-the issue has been debated since the cost of insurance has risen so that individuals cannot afford it, families cannot afford it and companies cannot afford it. Yet, the government has been debating the issue for quite a few years and dragging their feet in trying to find... More..