I had this show in Los Angeles a couple years ago, and as always with an artist it took a while for me to get going on it and show what I had been up to. I have actually been doing a lot with the fractal images. It was kind of cool, first time I had my name on television. (Hopefully not the last!) It’s amazing what having a publicist can do for getting the word out there for you.
Category: Personal
Health Insurance Rates Skyrocket in California 39%
I am a healthy adult, vegetarian, etc, etc. I had health insurance for about four years. From that time about 2005 to 2009 my premiums went up from about $111 to $267. From what I was reading in the above article they would be most likely $390 by now. This is and was outrageous. When I found out my wife was pregnant (and she was visiting from another country), I realized that it was going to be virtually impossible to get health insurance or pay for the birth simply in a hospital.
We determined that it was going to be best to do it in Costa Rica instead, and from what I am reading I am so glad for that decision. In Costa Rica when you go to a private hospital to give birth, you get a detailed list of the prices and what they cover IN ADVANCE. I first experienced that in Thailand almost 20 years ago when I had to go to the hospital there. They gave you a list: One price for private room, another for shared with one person, and a cheaper for a group room. Pretty straight forward. Why can’t this be done in America?
Our cars when they are sick have more rights then their owners. The mechanic has to give you a signed quote in order to “operate” on them.
Most countries in the world you can ask in advance what the price is going to be, and then make an informed decision, this more than anything so that people can comparison shop instead of the hoping insurance might cover it, is what needs to happen for true insurance.
Price control must be done as well that is the only way that we are going to move forward on this (oops, did I say a dirty word?).
Maija On Photo Website
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My new photo website is alive, I am doing weddings and photography with a new partner, Maria-Jose Sanchez out of San Jose
It’s hard to believe that what seems to essentially be a tax on poor people by requiring them to buy unregulated insurance is being called “health care reform”. What a lost opportunity for the United States. It appears that there is no regulations controlling costs and they are going to force people to pay for overpriced undercoverd insurance. What a loss when something truly interesting could have been done
Merry Christmas!
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I have been enjoying my time in Brussels, Belgium this week. Today I had the good fortune to hang out with my friend Smael. We went about the town in the slushy snow through the antiques area on the way to St. Gillis. There are so many incredible antique and furniture strorefronts here in Brussels it is incredible. The Europeans somehow manage to integrate the small businesses and labor unions and socialized medicine and open borders and movement of labor with the large multinational corporations.
I hope it will last
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