That's a whole lot of assumptions there buddy. First off, I wouldn't live on medicare just because my work drops me. I'd pay for my own insurance instead of sucking from the government. Last I checked, that was part of the reason the individual mandate was put into place from the beginning. Second off, considering the full brunt of the law hasn't even gone into effect you are speculating at best. There is a whole lot of rhetoric flying around, but not a whole lot of cold hard facts to support claims like yours. You make these accusations based on nothing but fear at the unknown. The fact is what you say is a worst case scenario. The reality of worst case scenarios is that they rarely happen, and even more rarely are being able accurate prognosticate that scenario ahead of time. What is more likely to happen is the law and its implementation will be tweaked as it's rolled out because as it is with any law it never quite works exactly as it was written on paper. I view the cup as half full. You clearly have an empty cup.

The SCOTUS labeled it a tax after the fact. Obama did not lie. It was reclassified by others. Also, anyone with work supplied health care doesn't have to pay this. i.e. Me. So basically he didn't raise taxes on everyone. Not even close to everyone. In fact for most people it won't change anything. Like myself. Go cry in a corner because its clear you don't understand whats happening here.

That's exactly what he is saying. I think you are too hung up on the word free. It's not as if a better paid option is available. All the drivers for each platform are free. As a user who purchased hardware at the full price I fully expect the hardware creator to release fully functional drivers for their device, and to not half ass it. This shock and awe that Linux should be treated differently or somehow less free than the windows version is the ridiculous argument here.

That would just signal the rise of Linux.

This is only true for Windows RT. Not for Windows 8 pro. I could be wrong, but everything I'm seeing online seems to agree. Windows RT = ARM architecture where apps can only be acquired through the App store, and all apps in the app store are Metro. Windows 8 Pro = x86 where I can write my own programs and they can be either desktop or metro and I can freely give them to friends or as web downloads like traditional windows.

App store being locked and Metro being locked are two very different things. They aren't even remotely the same thing.

Correct me if I'm wrong but only the Windows RT platform is app store locked whereas the Windows 8 Pro is not app locked. Also, aren't they making both an ARM Windows RT Surface and a x86 Windows 8 Pro Surface? If my memory is accurate then wouldn't that suggest that this entire article is stupid and a waste of time? Just buy the correct version. Problem solved.

United states population is 311,591,917 as of July 2011 according to the United States Census Bureau. Big fail there buddy. A simple "population of the united states" google search would give the correct answer in 2 seconds. Thank you, please try again.

That's great if you never want to buy a new car and you only ever want to rent a house or buy nice expensive things. Having credit does not equal debt. Being in debt also does not mean you have credit. They are not mutually exclusive.

Incorrect sir. Having no credit means you have no credit history. When applying for loans they assume the worse and give you a bad interest rate. Having no interest is definitely not a good thing in any instance where a credit check is performed. The only way to get around it otherwise is to supply a very hefty down payment or to pay off these purchases instantly. Last I checked the income divide was pretty huge so I don't think that's viable for everyone.

Good to know. If I could rate you up I would. I've never shopped for a mortgage and was curious how that worked.

If your rating is in the 800's you should be below 14% APR if not even lower. You should make some phone calls.

They care more about your credit history than your current credit. 5 years of no significant credit looks way better than 1 year. Credit rating is after all mostly a rating of confidence in your ability to pay up. No history is basically bad history.

Yeah I tried calling. Their call center gave me a number that was disconnected. Thanks Chase.

No credit is just as bad as bad credit. I imagine this is the same reason you have two cards sitting around that you keep paid off. Having a high credit rating hardly makes you a sucker. It means I care about how my interest rates on loans, mortgages, and even car payments will be in my future. This isn't a video game. This is real life. This number can and does matter quite a lot. It is something to be proud of especially considering how many people in this country have terrible credit.