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infopackrat commented on an article. 2:50 PM

How America Became a Country of Haves and Have-Nots

As a college graduate (and an engineering school at that) working part time for minimum wage, I beg to differ with this article. It's not only the manufacturing jobs that have gone off to other countries, but engineering, designing,

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infopackrat commented on an article. 2:41 PM

Anatomy of the World's Most Insane Health Care Billing System

This is the second time this week I've "discovered" something I learned 20 years ago. It was a memoir of a organ recovery team doctor entitled "Transplant." There's a discussion in it about how they were running

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infopackrat commented on an article. 3:58 PM

5 Ways Obamacare Will Succeed

Actually, #1 has already backfired. Under the assumtion that doubtful accounts will be reduced, compensation for doubtful accounts HAS been reduced. Meanwhile, the medicare umbrella is getting smaller, creating MORE people who can't

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infopackrat commented on an article. 3:53 PM

Taking Social Security Early Isn't As Dumb As Many Think

You forgot to include: Maybe the rules will change if I retire later and I'll end up with less money. Here in Wisconsin, it's been a MAJOR reason we've had so many teachers reitre in the past couple of years.