Being a diabetic I have long been in favor of health insurance reform. Right now the biggest unknown in my path to financial freedom is my ability to afford health insurance if I was no longer working for a large employer. I recently heard on the local news about a new high risk ...

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A White House proposal to give every Social Security recipient a check for $250 next year has provoked a debate over whether seniors really should be given the extra help. Critics say the proposal will just run up the deficit, while others say seniors need help to counter things like rising health care costs.» E-Mail ...

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The Scottish Thistle Scottish Thistle; photo from Flickr.com. Did we mention the painful spines? If you pay attention to Google Trends, you’ll see that people search for some off-the-wall things. One of the top searches for Wednesday, October 21st, was for Scottish Thistle. The Scottish Thistle means several things, in different contexts. It’s a ...

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Former commissioner on trial for conspiracy Image of Bernard Kerik from Wikimedia. Bernard Kerik knows that committing tax fraud is a no-no. He made that clear in 2004, when he withdrew his name from consideration for Secretary of Homeland Security. At that time, Bernard Kerik admitted that he had committed tax fraud. Bernard Kerik had employed an illegal ...

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Announcement: Consumerism Commentary is giving away two free copies of Quicken 2010 Deluxe. Read these instructions for a chance to win. The unemployment rate for young workers between the ages of 16 and 23 is 18%, and that is an increase of five points from a year ago. That age group includes high school drop-outs as ...

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