A) Portability. If I change jobs, I’d like to be able to keep my healthcare as long as I paid my and my employers part. Same person, same deal.
B) Competition. The real trick is ‘how to create competition without a government insurance option’ I see a few ways to do it, here are a couple B.1) allow for insurance companies to compete across state lines. B.2) create more USAA insurance companies. It kind of like a really big credit union but its insurance.
C) No exclusion for pre-existing conditions, this just isn’t fair and it is holding DNA medicine back.
D) Tax soft drinks, salty snacks, and all corn syrup products if possible.
E) Expand S-chip
F) Improve CORBA healthcare insurance
G) No mandatory involvement; but incentives to join.
H) HCAP to include preventive care (e.g. sunscreen, helmets, athletic shoes, etc.)
A big fat government plan will be just like Fannie Mae; great for many years then it’ll implode.
1. Modern Bankers seem lazy. It much easier to lend to bad risks companies or individuals, collect exorbitant fees, wait for them to default or go bankrupt and then resell any recovered assets rather than evaluate good business plans, make roots in the community, and profit when everyone does well.
2. $500,000 paying jobs are really < $35,000 jobs. With the advances in computer technology people used to have a plethora or knowledge can be replaced by adequate folks with access to internet and all the data that is now available.
3. The tough bankruptcy laws backfired. Rather than being able to collect from people who don't have assets (real estate went done), banks loaned money to bad risks, assuming they be able to collect in court or re-sell appreciating assets. Wrong, see 1.No more money to bad banks! Let the bad banks go into bankruptcy (this is the free market), sense that is where they seem to want the American people to be.
Who wants to admit that they are being paid 10 times too much? Executives of Fortune 500 companies and banks sure don’t. But, it is reality.
What is happening with Obama’s “Artists for Obama” posters is a phenomenon called the network effect. The posters are more desirable, the more supporters Obama gets; more posters helps to get more supporters. The current rate of Obama supporter growth (those who want Obama posters) is greater than the supply of posters available. Therefore, the more success Obama has the more valuable all the posters will be. By the way, 5000 is a huge run. I cannot believe they sold out so fast. The buyers are either supporters or collectors of Obama Art and add in the sheer impressiveness of Hansen’s work equals SOLD OUT.
Most importantly, these first two posters, Hansen’s “PROGRESS” and Fairey’s “CHANGE,” are made with Love. Yes, Love. Both artists donated their work to help a movement that is challenging us all to pursue our better angels for the good of the USA and World.
Scott and Barack inspire me! They are doing to doing what is right, not for personal ambition, but for a better World. Thank you.
Finally, these limited-edition posters are worth $200 to $380 anyway. Therefore, those who bought at $70 are getting a bargain to start. Are they worth more than that? Ask again after November.
Scott Hansen’s Progress poster is fantastic and the detail is incredible!
I wanted to make a suggestion for a possible follow-on for the Obama Store.
Reporting on Barack’s capture of the Democratic Nomination in Montana, the San Francisco Chronicle (06/04/08) ran a fabulous picture of Barack with a US flag centered behind his head and his arms spread out like an eagle’s wings with his finger spread out like feather tips. There is also the “CHANGE” poster in front of the podium. [Note: This was the lead image in a late night post.]
(http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/sfgate/detail?blogid=15&entry_id=27018) .
After calming down from the power of the image, two thoughts crossed my mind. First, Barack does look like an eagle in the picture. Second, who could capture this change or metamorphosis in an image? I thought surely the superb artist Scott Hansen could!
Other interesting symbolism is that Barack was honored with the Native American Indian Crow surname of “Black Eagle.”
The image from the Chronicle has three main components: the American Flag, Obama himself, and the Change poster on the podium. I would suggest creating an image that replaces these three powerful images with symbols. For example, the flag could be replaced with the Obama logo. Obama himself could be replaced with a silhouette of a bald eagle wings outstretched. The change poster could be replaced with a nature scene (perhaps things in bloom).
Just an idea to consider.
