Comments for Stop Wasting Money

Comment on More Problems With Gary Johnson by Y.Cook

Y.Cook — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 01:41:15 +0000

This Libertarian would like to see Ron Paul get the party line, with maybe Judge Napolitano or Rep Dennis Kucinich as VP.

Comment on DADSS: Wasting money at the NHTSA by George Whitfield

George Whitfield — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 09:35:17 +0000

Some company will lobby the government for a grant to start building these lemons and then make a big contribution to the legislator who sponsors it.

Comment on Are Republicans Phony Fiscal Conservatives? by George Whitfield

George Whitfield — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 09:31:49 +0000

Thanks for a well-researched and well-written article. I agree with your question completely.

Comment on Government Spending Cuts: Fiction of the Media and Political Elites by Warren

Warren — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 11:11:52 +0000

I would have an answer to Santorum’s cuts if he told us what they will be.

Comment on Greatest Country? by Robert

Robert — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 03:42:49 +0000

There’s a lot of great things about various countries around the world, but none have what we have, the Declaration and the Constituion. That’s what makes us great, and exceptional.

Comment on Are Republicans Phony Fiscal Conservatives? by Brian

Brian — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 21:34:58 +0000

George Pataki nearly doubled my salary while Governor. I would elect him King of the World. I would suspect most in elected office understand this concept and that is why they brag about limiting the increase, they want the beneficiaries of the increased spending to re-elect them.

Comment on DADSS: Wasting money at the NHTSA by Brian

Brian — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 21:22:59 +0000

This is just a really bad idea all the way around. Not necessary, easy to circumvent, expensive and a violation of our freedom. I can’t believe our country is even considering this for anyone other than a seriously habitual offender.

Comment on Are Republicans Phony Fiscal Conservatives? by Walt

Walt — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 18:20:36 +0000

Thanks Warren, keep up the good work.

Comment on Government Spending Cuts: Fiction of the Media and Political Elites by J Leninger

J Leninger — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 19:04:22 +0000

This is nothing but a hit piece designed to make Ron Paul look good. While he does have the best economic plan, the cheap shots the author takes are ridiculous. For example, since he doesn’t have an answer as to whether Santorum’s statement refers to cuts in spending or cuts in spending increases he automatically assumes it is cuts in spending increases so that he can make Santorum look bad. I would hope the readers would scrutinize the logic here before making up their minds on this stuff.

Comment on Myth: Insurance for Pre-Existing Conditions by Kain Anderson

Kain Anderson — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:14:39 +0000

@Common Sense – Let’s up this a notch…

I did a search via United Health Care for private coverage for a single female age 34 in Florida (the girl in the picture). Coverage ranged from around $95 to $250 with most of the cheaper plans being better than her PCIP. Now obviously PCIP is going to cost more as Warren alluded to because it HAS to “insure” people after-the-fact which means the actuaries have to crunch the numbers to spread the now statistically biased costs across everyone, but the bottom line is that you can get catastrophic health coverages AHEAD OF TIME for about the same price as a cell plan, two fill-ups of gas, or insurance on an automobile.

At what point do we have to factor some personal responsibility into the equation? How does someone make it to age 34 and still make minimum wage? If she had been working minimum wage full time BEFORE SHE GOT SICK, she would have had enough money to pay for the health coverage and probably gotten diagnosed and treated before her illness forced her to work part-time. I also find that part-time thing to be questionable. Generally the people I know who are PHYSICALLY unable to work ANY job full time qualify for disability. Just because I’m too physically weak to say work in the fields or stand up all day working retail doesn’t mean I’m not qualified for a desk job as a telemarketer or something. Also, minimum wage jobs are almost ALWAYS reserved for entry level people. If you work the same job for a couple years, you’ve hopefully gained enough skill and experience to get a better paying job. For instance, entry level for Best Buy’s Geek Squad usually pays about $11/hr. with each “level” moving to like $12, $15, $20, etc. It’s not unrealistic to move from $11/hr to $28/hr within 3-5 years. It appears that the “I am Obamacare” girl really needed a life coach more than she needed Obamacare.

Finally, there are other red flags if you read her blog entries. For instance, she and her boyfriend went to Ikea one day and spent money on a DVD storage unit because they have 100′s of discs. Spending money on stuff from Ikea??? Buying 100′s of discs over the years? How about Craigslisting all of those discs to pay your bills? Another blog mentions her cat that eats too much / too fast and throws up. A pet??? Pet’s cost money (sometimes lots). She probably could fund a catastropic insurance plan just getting rid of cat.