2012/05/19

Podcast of @EgbertoWillies Live Appearance on KPFT FM Radio 90.1 Discussing Class Warfare & Politics

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imageimageI was guest on KPFT FM Radio 90.1 December 11th, 2011 between 9:30 PM until 11:00 PM CST on the show Self Determination. We discussed my book “As I See It: Class Warfare The Only Resort To Right Wing Doom” as well as today’s politics.

I appeared on Obidike Kamau and Akua Fayette’s program Self-Determination. It was a fun experience.

You can visit KPFT FM 90.1 at their site at http://www.kpft.org/.


image My Book: As I See It: Class Warfare The Only Resort To Right Wing Doom
Book’s Webpage: http://blogbooks.egbertowillies.com/
Twitter: http://twitter.com/egbertowillies

Texas did what? Attempt to circumvent healthcare reform and hurt Texans

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A little-known bureaucrat in Texas just made a decision that could cost you more in higher health insurance rates.

Worse, you could lose out on actual rebate money that your insurance company may owe you next year!

If you think this is a raw deal for Texas, then we need you to speak out. It’s not a done deal yet, so the more consumers who speak out, the better chance we have of reversing this decision!

Tell the Governor and your lawmakers to reverse the Insurance Commissioner’s decision!

At issue is a rule in the national health care law that says insurance companies can’t spend more than 20 percent of your premium on their administrative costs and profits. Spend more than that, and they must rebate you the difference.

Because of this rule, it’s estimated consumers may get $2 billion in rebates next year. The goal is to finally get health insurance companies to keep costs down, and give us a better value on our insurance. It’s designed to get them to spend more of our premiums on needed health care, not CEO salaries and paperwork.

But your Insurance Commissioner decided to let insurance companies off the hook. Texas  proposed that insurers not meet this requirement until 2014, leaving you without protection from wasteful spending for several more years!

Email the Governor and lawmakers now to withdraw this bad idea! Insurers in your state should have to follow the rules!

This decision hasn’t had much attention, so we need to really make some noise in Texas. Please take action, then forward this or post it on Facebook so state leaders will pay attention.

Thank you!

DeAnn Friedholm
PrescriptionforChange.org, a project of Consumers Union
506 West 14th St., Suite A
Austin, Texas 78701


image My Book: As I See It: Class Warfare The Only Resort To Right Wing Doom
Book’s Webpage: http://amzn.to/dt72c7
Twitter: http://twitter.com/egbertowillies

Herbalife: Real Good Products

 

One of my best friends is a Herbalife distributor. I purchase a lot of products from him here in Houston Texas. He has been a distributor now for several decades and it remains a very profitable business for him. There is no secret to his success.

Herbalife provide more importantly very good products for sales. It is not a one time deal. The quality of the products keeps his customers coming back again and again. He has reached the point where his business is self sustaining and growing organically because the support provide him by Herbalife and the support he gives to his customers is unparalleled.

That is what good business is all about and connecting to a company like this is a smart business move. So if you are looking for additional income and want to do it by forming a business on your own, then Herbalife provides an excellent opportunity. If you simply want a source of good products like vitamins and other health products a nearby distributor is there to serve. So you have options as a customer, business partner, or both.

Medical Carts

Medical Computer Carts are not something of great discussion but they are in fact very important. After all in today’s medical field it is all about computers. An EKG is a computer. A Echo Cardiogram is a computer. A portable X-Ray has a portable computer in it. The new tablets used by doctors and nurses are computers. The blood pressure machine is now a computer. Just about every instrument used in the medical field today is either a computer, uses a computer or contains a computer.

As such of course you need to ensure that you have a selection of carts to choose from to carry that equipment. The above company does have all the selection of carts. Think about it. You are at a hospital. You are sick. You are nervous. Your only queues as for the competency of the hospital is visual. As silly as it may seem the quality and condition of the hospital equipment can inspire confidence. Medical carts are a part of that. So spruced up computer carts along with a clean environment and shiny equipment presents a calming effect.

We all get old

You know we all get old. Even in New Jersey folks get old.  So new jersey senior care is of course a blessing. Nursing homes and retirement centers need not have a monopoly on senior care. There is another option available like Visiting Angels Senior Homecare.

These “visiting angels” can visit you and provide assistance in your familiar surroundings. Isn’t that what good living is all about? Isn’t that what every senior really wants. I would wager that every senior that feels perfectly fine mentally but have a few mobility and/or stamina issues would welcome the services of “Visiting Angels”.

Now with concerns about security and inviting strangers into one’s place it is not at all uncommon for one to be hesitant on this type of service. This concern should be mitigated by there thorough screening and follow-ups.

The tenet of this organization is “Care When You Need It”. Whether it is assistance after surgery, part time, or live in care there is a particular service to assist. This service is ideal for allowing families to spend more quality time together as the customer is able to live with self respect.

Vein Issues?

Do you want to mitigate those veins on leg? While it is true that these may not be necessarily dangerous, many times they can become painful. That not withstanding, these visible veins can look unattractive to many.

These veins are generally defined as varicose veins. As such their removal might be covered by your health insurance. So there is no reason not to attempt to do something about them.

You may have concerns of how removal of these veins may affect you. First off you generally will not need time off from work. Likewise you are not at all bed ridden. In fact it is advised that you keep moving. Todays procedures do not require vein stripping surgery. The procedure is minimally invasive.

I have seen women who have developed varicose veins and spider veins. I have spoken to women who seemed more concerned about them than they do about their weight. I have seen the results from these procedures and they are astounding. You should consider it for health reasons and aesthetic reasons. It is something that will provide satisfaction.

Women, retreats, and health

As a father of a daughter I think I understand women. As a husband to a very independent minded woman I know I understand women. The thing is women are in a tough spot. With an economy that is in disarray women tend to be the last hired and the first fired.

Women in todays economy controlled by an economy that no longer work must go out there to work and still must come home to the same kind of work that the non-working mother and wife is responsible for. In that light what gives.

Women are under stress. They are under stress much more so than men. They are generally now both bread winner by necessity and nurturer by expectation. When the stress level reaches the breaking point it is imperative that there is an outlet for our women. We need  mental health retreats for women that are affordable, accessible, and capable. Absent having the appropriate care for our women one cannot fathom what the result would be on our society, a society that is ultimately dependent of having women healthy physically and mentally.

An Acne Removal System

I have a daughter now in her 20s. She is a very beautiful young lady. She is actually gorgeous and have perfect skin. Her complexion is even and when she smiles it is like watching all the flowers bloom in one day.

Thing is, when she was growing up she had a severe acne problem. We tried everything. We tried disinfectants that dried up her skin or presented allergic reactions. We tried several widely advertised treatments that given the type of advertising they were capable of doing gave me the impression that it should work. We then went to our local drug store and took some of the pharmacists suggestions as well. Nothing seemed to work.

Had we known about the acne removal system from Tanda, my daughter’s life would have been so much better. Just thinking about their success stories makes me sure it would have worked for her. It is incumbent then on me to spread the word of yet another option. This is how we get information today to those who need that information today. What did we do before the Internet.

So Many Things…

Thanks to Roman May

There were so many things I didn’t know when I started this business. It was hard for me to realize I didn’t know it all but I tell you what I learned really quickly when things started coming at me left and right! I had to do a lot of technology research about stuff like ds1 and credit card processing, none of which I knew anything about when I first opened the shop. I had to brush up on my marketing skills, too, since I hadn’t had a class about that stuff since college! Things are sailing more smoothly now but it’s going to take a few more years before I feel totally confident about what I do for a living – it still feels weird to tell people I own my own business and really mean it – I mean, that sounds like a really adult thing to do! It’s nice being able to trust myself to learn and know what I’m doing at the end of the day and know that I’m the one responsible!

Boost Your Alkalinity Level

Learn how to boost your alkalinity to potentially have it act as a suppressor of cancer. There are studies that would lead men to believe that this boost in alkalinity may also be an inhibitor of prostate cancer.

BoostYourAlkalinity.com is a website full of information that covers topics that include topics on how to lower your psa.  It provide a myriad of information for cancer sufferers and others.

Inasmuch as this site has much information on cancer, it also has information on other diseases including acid reflux, high cholesterol and diabetes. It provides information to ensure you become educated on the benefits of disease suppression by increasing your alkalinity.

For too long most people have been hesitant to attempt non-standard medical therapies. Personally I think given the track record of our medical system we would be negligent to ourselves and our relatives if we did not at least explore natural remedies or alternative remedies.

It should be noted that many past remedies have come from folk medicine that was then commercialized. Sadly, the genesis of the drug is generally not advertised likely because of the fear that thinking people would use the original form of the medicine instead of the obscenely expensive commercialized version.