THE WORLD IS NOT READY

Why health care reform won't work! An honest look.

Posted on March 16, 2010 by Jay Farmington

The country is so scattered on the health care issue. I am so tired of every news network spinning it to seem like it is the problem that is plaguing America at every turn. Ever since President Obama took office he has made it his goal to reform the system, but looking deeper what exactly is he trying to reform? At a glance we need to define some terms here, we don't have a health care problem... our health care is for better or worse excellent. We have great advancements in medicine and medical practice, I am the first to admit it's not perfect but if you are sick there are treatments. Taking that into consideration and redefining the terms, we don't have a health care problem, we have a health cost problem. Our issue is not with quality, it is with price. That simple understanding moves this from a medical and government issue to an economics issue. With that said, what is the answer?

Well first and foremost getting government out of the entire process is crucial. Government subsidizes the system which causes prices to skyrocket. Government intervention and meddling with insurance agencies is the reason prices are through the roof! They are hindering free market forces, not encouraging them. If there was true competition between agencies we would see prices decrease country wide.

Speaking of country wide and government intervention... why is it that if I am shopping for insurance and I find a great policy from a smaller agency in Montana it is illegal for me to purchase it? That's right, I cannot cross state borders. Why? The government said so. What a great little corporatism we have going on. Government setting laws to help exploit citizens. Forcing them to buy insurance they may not want. That leads me to another issue, I am a 26 year old guy, do I really need my policy to cover pregnancy? What about other illnesses I don't have a history of? I am being forced to buy into plans that cover me and 80% of things I will never need coverage on.

So what do we see here, we see that we need to let the free market reign. Deregulate the system and stop government subsidy. Let people buy insurance at their ease. Insurance shouldn't be tied to jobs, it should be something you sign up for and it moves with you. Following some of these simple ideas coupled with tax deduction of emergency care and we might see a great turn around. Government intervention must be avoided at all cost. Government can't micro-manage anything and that won't change with health care. If and when Obamacare becomes policy we will quickly see the destruction of American currency. Inflation will explode at an out of control rate. Simple economics states that the more of something we have, the less valuable it is. Such is the case with currency. We simply can't afford it. You can't "lower taxes" and spend more money. It doesn't make sense.

Quick Update

Posted on March 12, 2010 by Jay Farmington

Just wanted to officially welcome my brother Randy to the site. He is going to help me get some more great content going here. He has been blogging for quite some time and we finally decided to merge everything so we can provide double the content with half the effort of running two websites. Look out for some of his great video game reviews and very soon (hopefully) some podcasting!

Quickie on Markets and the FDA

Posted on March 10, 2010 by Jay Farmington

Just a small rant, no sources or anything but I had to write it somewhere and Twitter limits me to 140 characters.

I stumbled onto someone’s Tumblr page and there was an article on a “liberty” based site that said we “need to have an FDA or else all these bad medicines and drugs would flood the market”. I chuckle because anyone who claims to be pro-liberty and then advocates a centralized organization that tells you what is ok to eat, drink, and use for medicine is about as mixed up as a jar of nuts.

We don’t need any organization to regulate anything. We simply need market forces to play their course. With the abolishment of the FDA you would see in a matter of years the cure for many of today’s biggest killers hit the markets. Cancer and heart disease would virtually be wiped away. Why? Because no one will pay for a "treatment", however they will pay for a cure. Without government subsidies there would be no way for these “treatment” businesses to survive, therefore cures would be the demand. No giant pharma companies in bed with insurance, in bed with government.

Ahh, the glories of the free market.

Can't get this out of my head. Football Firm sings Savage Garden.

Posted on February 24, 2010 by Jay Farmington

The Best iPhone Wallpaper Collection Vol. 3

Posted on February 19, 2010 by Jay Farmington

Figured it was time to add to the ongoing collection here. With that said here is volume three. If you have any specific wallpapers you would like to see posted here please let me know in the comments by leaving a link.

For previous collections please see the following - Collection 1, Collection 2

My new favorite iPhone game: Angry Birds

Posted on February 17, 2010 by Jay Farmington

I had some time to check out some of the new games on the iPhone. I am not really a mobile gamer but I love simple flash style castle destroyer games. Angry Birds is a fantastic game with one mission... destroy the evil green pigs who stole all of the birds eggs.

The game is fabulously done with great cartoony graphics and sound effects. You complete each level by knocking over the pig's protective tower. You do this by launching your crew of birds, some with special abilities like speed and explosion, at the towers.

The game is only $0.99 and has something like 160 levels which means a few hours of gameplay. In my book that's a great investment. If you are looking for an entertaining and fresh game for your iPhone I highly recommend you spend some time with the Angry Birds!

The Winter Ocean Blue

Posted on February 13, 2010 by Jay Farmington

Had a chance to head down to the water today. I managed to forget my camera but as always I was able to snap some nice shots with my phone. I figured I would share two of my favorites. I want to mention that there were about 7 people in the water surfing, cold life!

Is this the Apple iPhone 4G screen?

Posted on February 9, 2010 by Jay Farmington

The hijacking of the "Tea Party" movement.

Posted on February 8, 2010 by Jay Farmington

In 2007, the election was looming and the campaign trail was extremely fresh. It was chock full of potential candidates from all walks of the political spectrum but one man rallied everyday citizens to abandon the rhetoric that is modern politics. Ron Paul stood for something more, maybe a time so far gone that few can even fathom a country with limited government. Soon all over the country groups of people started popping up and assembling under one cause. It didn't matter if you were a Democrat, a Republican, or even Green Party, the point was that you were tired of big government's out of control spending and unconstitutional progress. No one really invented this movement but like all famous movements it came into being through need. The need was to hear the cry of American citizens who had enough of Bush's policy and refused to put up with anymore limitless spending, desecration of civil liberties, and interventionist foreign policy. The movement garnered national attention and at one point was branded an anarchist movement which it was absolutely not. A force was being born.

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Apple iPad hoopla fails to convince buyers.

Posted on February 7, 2010 by Jay Farmington