Category Archives: Economics

MY VIEWS ABOUT TAXATION AND THE ECONOMY – By Robert Richert

A friend asked why I voted for Obama when my business has been so adversely affected by this economy. It’s a fair question! One of my responses is that deep wounds do not heal quickly. It took more than 12 years to recover from the Great Depression, and the crash of 2008 was nearly as bad as that of 1929; and it’s the worst economic crash since that time.

Health Economics & Doctors Who Don’t Accept Cash

I was once calling around for my local area trying to find a doctor to go get a regular checkup. It had been quite a while so I was convinced it was time to get a checkup. Being an entrepreneur there are times when I did not have health insurance because I couldn’t afford it, but at this time I actually did have it. But I didn’t feel like waiting 30 days for a appointment so I figured I can just pay for this one appointment cash, no big deal right?