Posts Tagged ‘Politics’
July 30, 2009

On this day 44 years ago, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law The Social Security Act. Socialized medicine is a scary combination of words to many people in the US. Many urge the president not to take this route, but they do like their Medicare. Moreover, many people don’t know all the nuances of the reform. Is it really socialized medicine? Is government-run system really bad? How the health reform will affect you? This is a brief list of some resources.
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Posted in Politics | Tagged Health, Health Care, Health Care Reform, Obama, Obama Health Care Reform, Politics, US Health Care Reform | 3 Comments »
February 22, 2009

One of the benefits of waking up at 5 AM to exercise is catching interesting documentaries. Read the rest of this entry ?
Posted in Politics | Tagged Bernanke and Paulson, Economics, Economy, Global Crisis, How Economy Failed, Inside the Meltdown: How Economy Failed, Life, News, Politics, Roots of the Crisis, Why Economy Failed | 6 Comments »
February 4, 2009

Which of these values is important or essential? This was one of the questions in the longest running nationwide US survey of students that started in the 1960s.
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Posted in Anime, Science & Technology | Tagged 1967 Student Survey, Attitude on Life, Attitudes, Attitudes on Life and Politics: 35-Year Trends, Culture, Develop a Meaningful Philosophy of Life, HERI Study, Importance of Politics among Students, Life, Politics, Student Attitudes on Life and Politics, Students, UCLA Study on Student Attitudes, Values, What Values Are Important in Life | 4 Comments »