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  • Is Health Care Reform Going to Cost you More or Less Money?

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    All of us are confused about health care reform. Many of us support the idea because we support the president. Some of us support health care reform because we know that the current system is terribly flawed. Well, getting informed on the issues might be a great way to ensure that you know what you are backing.

    One of the great problems with health care reform is that most Americans can’t trust it in the first place, given that there are so many special interest groups who’ve hooked their fangs into a corrupt and dysfunctional system. Pharmaceutical companies charge incredibly high prices for drugs and work with lawmakers to keep consumers from having other alternatives. Every day, there is a senior citizen moving one inch closer to death because he/she can’t afford their medication. Most of us know that this system has to be altered.

    Dr. Elaina George is a prominent Otolaryngologist at the Peach Tree ENT Center in Atlanta Georgia. In the audio below, Dr. George breaks down the health care reform package that is being debated in Congress this week. So, while the news might be muted by the mass shootings that have recently occurred, we should not allow this distraction to keep us from the issues that are going to affect our lives.

    Click here to listen to Dr. George.

    Dr. Boyce Watkins is a Finance Professor at Syracuse University and author of the book, “Black American Money.” To have Dr. Boyce commentary delivered to your email, please click here.

     

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  • Dr Boyce: Dr King’s Kids Fighting Over Money – What We Can Learn

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    Most of us know about Dr. Martin Luther King’s childrens’ fight over money. We are all saddened and disappointed that it has come to this, but this shows that the family is human like the rest of us. But there are things all of us can learn from this dispute when it comes to leaving money for your children.The dispute between the kids is now resolved, but that doesn’t mean that the teachable moment has ended. The video below breaks it all down in our Dr. Boyce Web Chat. Enjoy!

    Dr Boyce Watkins is a Finance Professor at Syracuse University and author of the forthcoming book, “Black American Money.” To have Dr. Boyce commentary delivered to your email, please click here. To follow Dr Boyce on Twitter, please click here.

     

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  • Dr. Boyce and Keith Murphy Discuss Economic Empowerment

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    In this interview below with the great radio legend Keith Murphy, we discuss the power of high expectations, education and economic empowerment when it comes to dictating your own destiny.

    Keith Murphy is the host of “The Urban Journal” on Sirius/XM Satellite. He is a good brother and one of the few people who supported me when nobody knew who in the heck I was. I will always respect him for that.

    I told Keith that much of the empowerment process in the African American community comes down to education and economics. If we really push our kids to be their best educationally, that will open a million doors for achievement. It’s not difficult to be a good student: you only have to treat it like a part-time job. If a kid can work 8 hours a day in McDonald’s, that same person can sit and study for 4 hours a day. Any college student who studies 4 hours per day, every day, is going to earn As and Bs in most of his/her classes. It’s really that simple. In fact, most universities give you a “B” in the class just for doing what you’re supposed to do. College is not nearly as difficult as some would like for you to believe.

    When it comes to economics, it’s all about a couple of things: learning to save and invest and understanding the foundations of entrepreneurship. My belief, for example, is that every ex-convict who can’t find a job should study entrepreneurship so they can find ways to make money without earning dump wages from someone who doesn’t respect them. If the world rejects you, you have to find a way to still get what you want. It’s possible if you believe.

    The interview is below if you’d like to listen. Enjoy!

    Dr. Boyce Watkins is a Finance Professor at Syracuse University, a leading African American speaker and author of the forthcoming book, “Black American Money.” To have Dr. Boyce commentary delivered to your email, please click here.

     

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