Blonch

Previously I explained that health care is available to everyone – there is no health care crisis in this country. Now let’s show why there is no health insurance crisis either, which I can most effectively do by showing that health insurance is affordable to everyone.

In terms of a health insurance crisis, can we agree that folks who currently have coverage aren’t in a crisis? They may think their premium is too high, but it isn’t a crisis, OK? So, let’s look at the uninsured as the crisis.

In 2008 The Los Angeles Times reported the number of people without insurance declined from . . . .

I know this is political heresy, but I disagree with either of the two premises of the health care reform debate. Understand the difference between health care and health insurance. The reform debate seems to have blurred those lines, but either way:

* First, there is no health care crisis in this country
* Second, there is no health insurance crisis either

These contradict the widely accepted premises behind what you are told by the media, politicians and even AARP, so I understand skepticism. Today, let’s examine the “health care crisis.”

Health care is available – even to the uninsured. . . .

During the last 20 years I have been involved in health insurance, there have been many changes – some have proven to be good, but others have not. Let’s start by clearing up some misunderstandings: There is no health care crisis in this country! Let me defend this heretical position.

Kenya Kids Can is efficient and effective at feeding children with a free school lunch and providing computer training in remote, impoverished areas of Kenya. The folks who run this ministry essentially volunteer to do this on the side and have very lean administrative expenses by separately raising their own mission support through ….

The Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure (CARD) Act of 2009 puts more restrictions on credit card lenders and their practices. Most of the provisions aren’t effective until February. 22, 2010, but two take effect this week: …

One of my hiking buddies stays in shape through the year by working out at a fitness gym plus he takes a yoga class a couple of times per week. Those provide a good variety of work on flexibility, strength, and endurance training. They also have an ongoing cost for participation, beyond the time commitment.

I have taken a different approach. I bought a Wii with the FIT board and program. I am working my way through its yoga, strength, balance, and cardio exercises/games. I paid for it once, and now use it. As I spend more time on it and improve my performance it rewards me by …

The stock market liked what it heard today – despite a net loss of 247,000 jobs in July, the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell from 9.5% to 9.4%. Never mind that the declining unemployment rate is due to 422,000 people without work abandoning the job search after months of disappointment.