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Insurance and Socialism

Sunday, October 18th, 2009

I have a number of friends who are all up in arms over our inevitable slide into socialism just because we are trying to make healthcare more accessible and that got me thinking about definitions and the power of words. Important note, a number of these folks are in insurance and have enjoyed considerable success. [...]

Socialism, Free Markets, Buzz Words, and the Power of Language

Tuesday, October 13th, 2009

I have friends and family who are freaking out over the health care initiatives moving through congress and which our President supports. The most interesting part of the dialogue is the fear and horror at the thought that these are socialist and they have even succeeded in demonizing the term socialist to the point, that, [...]