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With all due respect: Obviously, you're not a lawyer. Healthcare is not in the bill of rights, or anywhere else in the Constitution - it is a service that people pay for. That's it.

Everyone here expressing moral outrage doesn't get it. I'm just as outraged as you all are. Yes, the banksters ran off with the money. Yes, Big Pharma bleeds Medicare. Yes, lawsuits also bleed the system. But let's assume that we stop/reverse illegal immigration. We introduce tort...

How do you spend what's not there? Moral outrage is easy - coming up with the money is the tough part.

I don't get what you're saying. I was responding in particular to the OP - "1 nuke on pyongyang and our NK problems are over." That is a ridiculous statement. And in handling N Korean there is no "Republican" or "Democrat" way - but a Chinese way first. Until the Chinese agree, nothing...

I've seen stats that show up to 50% of all medical costs are incurred during the last 6 months of ones life. Most of course, are elderly. When the states go belly up, when medicare goes insolvent... The decision will be made. Right now it may seem ludicrous to many, but the reality is...

But this is America. Don't overestimate Americans. You think we are as irritable and easily "ignited" as French farmers? We have a very long fuse.... almost pathetic. LOL

Have you lost your mind? You do understand that N Korea is kinda connected to Asia and other countries? That nukes give off radiation? That neighboring countries will have to bear an enormous cost, which will ultimately be borne by us via many, many unintended consequences? One friggin...

The liberal/conservative paradigm is a joke. Presidents walk into an existing office, with existing rules and existing power structures. At best, they can introduce their own "pet projects" or views - medical marijuana, stem cell research, reading programs, etc... At worse, they fail at...

William F. Buckley Jr. and Barry Goldwater would be proud of you two. Congrats on your stewardship of the Republican Party.

This isn't a Korean, or Japanese, or Asian, or atheist phenomonea. It pretty much originated in England as one "solution" to the Great Depression. It is now common practice in many industries. It's called "planned" or "functional" obsolescene" - depending on the goal of the producer...

I agree somewhat but I also think that these analysts that called it were not that prohetic or intelligent - there wasn't that much randomness to it. It was one giant fiction based on a bubble. It's inception - August 15, 1971 - when Nixon altered Bretton Woods. Reagan put it in overdrive...

When I was a kid, I would read my dad's Barrons and occasional Harry Schultz newsletter. I know, that's not normal - but hey, the Commodore 64 didn't quite do it for me. Anyway, Harry Schultz called the 2008 stock collapse/credit crisis -though most of us here were just waiting for it to...

Klein's comparison is ridiculous. "Meddling" in Iran has the potential to backfire. Ahmedinijad would use that to his advantage and say the US is doing the same thing it did in 1953 against Mossadeq. The tide is turning in Iran on it's own - getting involved would only slow the process or...

Hey Kass - what do you guys in Canada pay in property taxes? I live in New Jersey - which is an an extreme example. In a decent neighborhood in South Jersey, taxes on a 250-300K house can range from 5,000-7,000 a year. 250-300K house is considered slightly above average - not mcmansion, not a...

You're right that the politicians are to blame... so to is an indifferent public that cares more about Paris Hilton and American Idol. The public's ignorance is what I fear most in our country. But as for calling what the drug companies do as capitalism - I disagree - true capitalism goes...

Do you know anything about Billy Tauzin? Watch this: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/03/29/60minutes/main2625305.shtml So... if Walmart can negotiate lower prices because of bulk buying, why can't the US gov't thru Medicare? Is that capitalism or communism? These drug...

Turner Radio Network is completely irresponsible, I wouldn't put too much stock in that. Karl Denninger of the blog Market Ticker is reporting this, which is a little more balanced and open minded: http://market-ticker.denninger.net/archives/1142-The-Bond-Saga-It-Gets-More-Odd.html

Ever wonder why no recent president - neither Republican or Democrat ever really addresses the illegal citizen issue? 1. Food Costs - migrant workers are very cheap - though I would agree that the cost in healtcare, police, etc.. ultimatley shifts the cost to society in other ways. 2...

Two words: Watch California This aint no Latvia, or even S Korea or Argentina. On it's own, the state of California could be a G20 nation. Less than two months remain... we'll soon see how the California government reacts, and in turn, the ratings agencies, the US gov't, and the...