Windows 8 Developer 64 Bit Preview

This is a positive improvement!  Windows 8 is solid with a wider range appeal than Windows 7 or Windows Vista.  The Metro style menu gives access with the ease of a web page.  The memory requirements are essentially the same as Windows 7 but the functionality at 1MB or RAM is greater as is the speed.  All in all, Windows 8 will be a winner for Microsoft.

Costly PPO's in America

The average Wal-Mart employee makes about $8.00 per hour.  The Standard health PPO plan for a Wal-Mart employee runs about $80.00 every two weeks.  The cost will double in 2012.  The new rates are already posted.  That means that about 40% of the average employee's take home every two weeks will go to health care.  That means that without some reform (i.e. The Canadian Model, The UK Model, or Something Else) the employee's home, car, and food budgets are well below poverty level.  I used Wal-Mart as an example because their easy to get data on.  This kind of "Poverty" is rampant in "Right to Work" States across the United States.  Texas is creating more jobs but the average wage in Texas for non-salaried employees has fallen to under $8.00 per hour.  Something is wrong with this picture.