Sounds like the Sushi has improved. When we went 3 weekends ago my wife and sister in-laws didn't like it. They had to send one roll back. But his ...

We have socialized public education, roads, retirement system, etc. And this is exactly what scares me about putting healthcare in the hands of ...

Rotor, Edward, this isn't about the rights of smokers vs non-smokers. It's about the rights of property owners. If I own a bar I should be the one w...

I hate smoking but hate taking away people's freedom to set the policies in their establishments even more. I do think a paradigm shift was neede...

LOL, true the pig is touristy, but I've been here for years and I still enjoy them and some Mamawana from time to time! Sean

Stiphy, The real scary thing about the Health Care Reform, is that you and I are starting to think the same way:-o Ha, now that is scary.....

STXBob, Earlier in the thread you summarized Paul Krugman's presentation and one of the points you mentioned was: - If healthcare reform passes, ...

You're coming to St. Croix so don't worry about doing overly touristy things. They don't really exist here 🙂 It is one of the nice things about com...

Ignored or not I just want to be left alone. If you want Universal Coverage why don't you get together with everyone else who feels the same about it...

For all of us I hope you are right Sadie. As you say this is the start of things and I think ultimately it will lead to full on socialization wit...

Neil, I believe what you say is true. I have a friend who works there and told me the same thing...but he also told me that they are saving a to...

This is great, I don't have to worry about healthcare for me or my family anymore. I'm now one step closer to fulfilling my dream of retiring at the ...

I do think when the current spate of snowbirds are no longer with us they will be replaced by the next generation. The question is, will they come to...

After looking over this whole thread, the one thing it seems we can all agree on is how much we HATE the current system! I think we may be choosing t...

Interesting thoughts on Cuba. I kind of feel like fool me once shame on you fool me twice shame on me though. Didn't most people who were invest...

STXBob, sorry we crossed posts so some of this may be a little redundant. See my crossed post on the tax advantage given to insurance company's t...

Linda, I agree with you from the practical standpoint. The "fair" way to do this is to put a tax on those without health insurance so that they ...

STXBob, I disagree that there is any semblance of "free market healthcare" for anyone in the US. The amount of government policy and regulation makes...

Limetime2, One more thing to add about Tavern 1844 as I'm not sure if anyone said it yet. They got their draft beer in. Yes, there is draft Gui...

I love the statement about how free markets don't work for healthcare...we have nothing even close to resembling a free market system in healthcare to...

Lizard, I did mean to hold the National Association of Realtors feet to the fire in my post when I capitalized the word "Realtors" at the top of ...

Great point StCroix, I think that a brand is supposed to stand for something. Legally it sounds like they are in the clear, but what is the value of ...

My brother and sister and law are visiting and we ended up at IHOP after our St. Patty's day festivities on Saturday night. I was admittedly in a bit...

Just be careful when you do this, especially when checking bags across non allied carriers. There are a few things to look out for. 1) Baggage ...

If you get a chance let us know how the ATV tour is, looks interesting, may take my guests on that too. Sean