3 Changes in the United States, Most Importantly Free Ones! :D

1. The Drinking Age Needs to be Changed to 18
Having a 21 year old drinking age is absurd. Maybe some people feel that an 18 year old isn't capable of making good life choices. If this is the case, why do 18 year olds become legal independent adults at 18? So at 18 adults are expected to be either responsible students or responsible workers but aren't able to even gauge how much they should drink? Students have to fraternize and network sans a drink or two. Lets re think this one.

2. Half votes
21 or 22 and under should not receive a whole vote. There are so many thing which most young people don't know and shouldn't be expected to know about politics. The natural response to this is that well, most people need to pay more attention to current events. Maybe, but with the current work load imposed by high-schools and a service driven economy, current events take a real back seat for 21st century students. I will give you a good example of this. We assume most moderate voting 20 something students voted for Obama. However, one of the staples of the Liberal party has always been monetary union support. Only now with the GM bankruptcy do we start to understand the power of Unions, which has likely been abused. Many 20 something students know little of unions.

3. Seriously Consider Decriminalizing Marijuana
The pros of this action are seldom considered. Marijuana is not a chemically addicting substance any more than McDonald's or slurpies. Obviously, those are legal. Imagine the tax money which this action could generate especially in times of economic recession. UK studies have even proven that driving high has little influence on safety. Further, the negative health effects of pot smoke are not understood and often exaggerated. However, the positive effects of smoking on anxiety and eating disorders are very well documented.

Thanks for Reading!

INsUrAnce

If you are like me you have a huge gangster pirate ear ring, a troll like ear, and often dream of money and eye glasses. At any rate at least, you often wonder about where your money is going and what its doing. 

So have you ever tried to understand some of the reasons why insurance will pay certain amounts for certain things? For example, why will insurance sometimes pay for new eye glasses? Insurance companies will go to extreme measures to avoid having to get involved in large medical expenses. They would rather pay for seemingly frivolous expenses. The real debate then becomes just how frivolous some of these expenses are. 

My insurance will not completely cover my contact lenses expenses because it would technically be cheaper for me to just wear glasses. These glasses do prevent my eyes from further deteriorating.  Therefore, there is no risk of eye surgery with the glasses paid for.

You can imagine how this logic can be extended to all different types of medications. Insurance pays for different prescriptions because they will keep you basically healthy, with no surgery. 

So the question is, where does this logic stop. Should insurance also cover for vacations when people become overworked? What about a.d.d. medications? Is a child actually risking his health if he isn't paying attention in class?