Author Archive for Stephan Iscoe

Rich Old Dudes Have Highest Self-Esteem

Duh! This just in from the I-Can’t-Believe-They-Paid-For-This-Study Department -

According to a Daily Telegraph Science Report,

Rich married men who are approaching retirement have the highest self esteem, scientists have discovered.

Citing a American Psychological Association study, the Telegraph reports that researchers found that confidence is lowest amongst young adults, but increases with age until it peaks around sixty.

Women were found to be less confident than men, only catching up in confidence when they got to their 80s or 90s.

Black people and white people were found to have similar self esteem until they reached old age, when black people were more likely to lose confidence…

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Health Care Bill – What’s In It For Me?

Are you struggling with the appropriate words to answer the wingnuts who are up in arms (some literally) over the historic Health Care legislation of 2010/2014?

Something more well-chosen than

WTF are you Repugnants thinking!?

Well, here comes help from The Washington Post -

The Post has created a very useful interactive tool to help you figure out how the new law will apply to your own health care situation. It looks at what your health coverage and taxes will be based on your income, family size and current insurance status.

Check out the Online Interactive Health Care Evaluation Tool

The first question, not surprisingly, is

Do you have health insurance?

At the very least, get the facts for your own benefit…I doubt if you can say anything to sway the rabid ranters.

Maybe they’ll change their minds (and tactics) by 2012…

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