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An unfortunate side-effect of the recession is that more and more people are feeling “trapped” in jobs. Why is this so – Image by DeathByBokeh via Flickr shouldn’t a person just be grateful they still have a paying job? Well, fewer jobs are available (none in some fields) and even if another position is possible, […] There’s a great article today talking about the uninsured’s perceived lack of political power. Much of what the article Image by Steve Rhodes via Flickr says feels true – I can certainly attest that people who lack health insurance often see it as a shameful thing – a statement about their own failures instead of […] Money, money, money – it’s all you hear about in the news. A billion here, a trillion there. Before you know it, we’re Image by swanksalot via Flickr talking serious bonus. The Huffington Post published an article about how smokers are good for the economy. Since they die so conveniently young, smokers save taxpayers a […] Ah, the demons of cost -effectiveness have reared their snake-writhing heads again. Now don’t get me wrong – Doc Image via Wikipedia Gurley has actually done some cost-effectiveness research in her day: here and here. That experience taught her that people who do this type of research for a living (not all of them, but […] Check out this great article, which is (sadly) misnamed as 12 Depression Busters, when, instead, this is really Image via Wikipedia twelve ways to cope. Why the picky-seeming Doc Gurley distinction? Clinical depression is a serious issue – and not something that people generally “bust” through willful effort. The person who’s writing this article sounds […] For much of the world, spring is in the air. It’s a time of rebirth, renewal and re-joy. Temptations swirl around us like Image via Wikipedia clouds of pollen – some temptations we should avoid, and some we should savor because they can help us bloom. 1) Banish Bikini Brain – Here’s a temptation to […] |
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