March 2010 Archives

Maybe I am not seeing the forest for the trees, but I do not see how requiring every citizen to buy a product is change. Well, at least positive change. I am speaking of the healthcare reform bill which narrowly passed the House last night. I do see the advantage of not allowing insurers to deny persons based on pre-existing conditions, but it doesn't prevent the insurers from charging them exorbitant premiums. In fact, I don't see anything about trying to bring down healthcare costs or lowering insurance premiums. Isn't the reason so many go without insurance is because they cannot afford it?

This is just my initial take on the subject, but I am getting frustrated that the media coverage of this subject is more about the politics and the infighting and not what the bill actually covers. I hear that so many people are for and against this bill, but I'm not sure how many actually know what the bill is. If someone has seen a decent article concerning this, please email me.

Update: Apparently, I am not the only one thinking about these things.

A good essay concerning the growing reliance on technology to remember items we used to commit to memory. I will admit that the number of current phone numbers I can recall at this moment are about five, three of which are mine. I do comfort in the fact that all of my stored numbers are backed up in several locations, so the possibility of total loss is small, but what if I did not have any access to technology outside a traditional land line phone? With all of this instant access to information, is technology making us stupid?