Contraception is more critical to women's health and wellbeing than to men's because men walk away from pregnancies without health problems, an STDs are more infectious to women. Denying contraception is a way to keep women down.

Wouldn't that work the opposite then?

If women have all the contraception they want....they're liable to have sex more often, resulting in greater exposure to STDs?

I mean, I'm guessing that the contraception for women here 99% of the time is going to be specific to them, the pill or intrauterine devices, all of which do nothing to prevent STDs.

Why don't they just make it easier to set up and run your own HSA (Health Savings Account) so the average person can load it up pre-tax for medical spending, don't have it forced to be associated with a high deductible insurance acct the way it currently is set up.

Then, let the person pay into it pre-tax...and women can use that to purchase their contraception...and it is then back to a personal thing.

Frankly I'm all for women being on the pill....not having to worry about her getting knocked up is a HUGE peace of mind thing.

Well, I do look at my bank account online, and the amount residual in there keeps growing, so I'm definitely living below my means.

I did set up the other day, a rule to start putting $200 a week out of checking into savings....but even with that, I still have money left over at the end of the month.

I got totally out of debts a few months back, all CC's paid off...car paid off, etc.

I actually find it nice to go grocery shopping....or filling up my car, and not having to worry how much I'm spending. I remember having to count pennies when I was a college student...it is nice NOT to have to bother with that any more.

I bargain shop, sure...each week I usually look to see what's on sale at the stores around town, and base my menus off that...but when I want to to Sam's...I load the basket up with whatever strikes my fancy....I know I'm never going to get close to breaking the bank just by food shopping,so, I just don't even look at the total....

With gas, well, that's just a necessity of life, I have to drive to get around....so, I don't even look at the pump. I honestly could not tell you what a gallon of gas costs these days....I don't care, and if I did, it still wouldn't matter as that I need it daily to get around.

Its gonna take sacrifice and likely major overhaul of the social programs for the US too....medicare/medicade and SS are the largest money pits of the US Feds....at some point, and soon, we have to do something about those!!

Hell, if they just for a START, would let the Feds negotiate for drugs for medicare/medicade like the VA system does...a lot of $$ could be saved in on quick step!!!

Why don't they do something like that? Hmm.....

Why should we be sending all that money to another country to begin with???

How does that help or strengthen the US's position?

Do we not have US citizens still getting AIDs here ? Why are we not eradicating the problem here and getting our own house in check...before throwing our hard earned money to foreigners all over the world?

They don't want to admit it is realty about attacking Obama while controlling women. Does that mean Obama has no agenda? Of course not, but giving women the free choice to engage in sex without shame and with medical attention, well that is just and right.

What? I mean..really....what???

No one is controlling women. They are just as free as men to fuck at will....with our without shame.

But why the fuck should someone pay for them to do so? If they want birth control, they are just as free now to get it as before....why should other Joe/Jane Q. citizens have to pay to subsidize them fucking? Something that I think everyone will agree upon...is a decision that is up to the individual to make.

Since when is birth control a fucking right??

You know..I put down housing,but was just a guess.

I actually have no idea how much I spend on things...I mean, I get the bills in, and click on the bank site and click 'pay'...and that's about it.

I do fill in the amount, but honestly, I've never really paid attention to it for years. I've not tried to balance my checking account in over a couple of decades....when buying food, I just swipe the credit card, or generally hand them a blank check to let the register fill it out...but I rarely look at the totals.

Same for gas, I just put in the card and fill'er up and leave when I'm done.

Does everyone on this list track all their expenses so carefully and down to the cent?

...how would you categorize Rick Santorum's previous public speakings and insults against homosexuality and same-sex relationships...

Insightful?

;)

Ah....for that kind of money, I'll stick with a Corvette....

If they could just make the roadster in this price range...THEN talk to me about getting an electric car!!

I'm just not interested in a 'family car'.....which is anything with > 2 functional seats.

I was asking about the composting thing, because, aside from being able to pronounce the word, I know nothing about the act.

Are there any good DIY posts ya'll know of on how to do it, or build whatever apparatus you might need?

I see one person responded with something to do with a worm farm...not sure if that was joking or not, but not so much wanting to raise worms, but just something to make soil to use as fertilizer, which is what I guess composting is....

Just get a VitaMix instead, problem solved, plus more healthy you get all the fiber.

Actually, I do have a Vitamix too....once I got off the juice only fast, I've gone back to using it for smoothies and soups...and soon, to start experimenting with grinding my own whole wheat flour from wheat berries into bread...

But like I stated above...the juicer still has a place in my daily diet...I can eat whole foods from Vitamix or regular cooking...but with the juicer, I can increase my intake even more of the micronutrients in fruits and veggies....and I also get to have fun coming up with some very nifty and unique flavors with the juice....