Common Sense Living

You don't need your boss. (Photo credit: nwbtcw)

The last I checked – which was just a couple of minutes ago – I am part of the 99%. Yet up until about an hour ago, I had not heard a word about all of the disrupt the status quo activities planned for May 1st.

And to be perfectly honest, I don’t think any of their plans will do anything to help anybody. If anything, participating in these fiascoes will hurt the very people who they are supposedly representing.

Let’s just say you decide to go along and call in sick tomorrow. How will that help you? I predict it may hurt your chances of getting a raise.

If everyone refrains from shopping and we stop the economy for a day, how is that going to help?

If we can’t come up with anything more meaningful than that – we’re in trouble.

Now I advocate not buying certain products to get a message across. But to stall the entire nation’s economy for a day?

Am I off base here?

If you’re like me and haven’t hear a thing about it – here are some links for you -

This flyer reveals part of their plan:
http://threatjournal.com/images/Mayday_big.jpg

Here’s the website of what’s happening in NYC:
http://www.maydaynyc.org/

And here’s an article from BusinessWeek that discusses what might happen:
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-04-30/occupy-wall-street-plans-global-disruption-of-status-quo-may-1

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MIAMI, FL - MARCH 22: Brenda Major (L), who said she had a pre-existing condition that made it impossible to find insurance that would cover her until the Affordable Care Act, is examined during a routine checkup at the Jessie Trice Center for Community Health clinic on March 22, 2012 in Miami, Florida. Starting on March 26, 2012 the arguments begin on the Affordable Care Act before the U.S. Supreme Court. The Act, which was set into law by U.S. President Barack Obama, helps many in need of health care like Brenda Major who now has insurance after being denied health insurance coverage due to her pre-existing condition. (Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife)

Eveline stopped in today to catch up on things. She complained, “My **** insurance went up $80 a month!”

I said,  “Really? That’s exactly how much mine went up too!”

Interesting. Hers is a private plan. Mine is a group plan at work.

And, on mine – if your spouse can get insurance where they work, they cannot be insured on our plan.

I heard about someone who recently had a mole removed. If it was cancer, insurance would pay. If not, they won’t. So what do you do?

Right now, you get some sort of brownie points for living what they consider a healthier lifestyle – getting your scheduled check ups, losing weight, quitting smoking, taking your meds as prescribed, etc. You can bet that those things will be figured into your premiums next year. That’s the plan I hear. Which on the surface, all of that sounds reasonable. But what it really means is that you have no choice. You do what they say, period.

The reality is not turning out so well, is it?

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