http://www.weif.net/rants/ The rants and ravings of an anoyed American. en-us Sun, 07 Jan 2007 17:49:00 MDT Wed, 08 May 2013 19:43:43 MDT On-line yellow pages and internet business directories seem like a good idea, but are they really much help? http://www.weif.net/rants/online-yellowpages-101006.php Wed, 06 Oct 2010 18:40:00 MDT http://www.weif.net/rants/online-yellowpages-101006.php How great is Micorsoft's new decision engine (or search engine, if you prefer), Bing? Is it really all that great? Should you switch to Bing? http://www.weif.net/rants/bing-bad-100930.php Thu, 30 Sep 2010 17:49:00 MDT http://www.weif.net/rants/bing-bad-100930.php Where's the benefit in health care reform to the common people? What does the bill do to reduce health care costs? What does the new law do to address the problems with our health insurance system in the United States? Well, according to Senator Baucus's office, it does not address those issues! http://www.weif.net/rants/baucus-health-care-100911.php Fri, 24 Sep 2010 12:10:00 MDT http://www.weif.net/rants/baucus-health-care-100911.php Senator Baucus does not understand the damage his health care reform is poised to inflict on small businesses, or how it will really affect the poor. The only people set to benefit from this new law are health insurance providers. http://www.weif.net/rants/healthcare-damage-100924.php Fri, 24 Sep 2010 11:27:00 MDT http://www.weif.net/rants/healthcare-damage-100924.php Some pressing questions about the new health care reform laws that our government is refusing to answer or avoiding answering. http://www.weif.net/rants/healthcare-baucus-100924.php Fri, 24 Sep 2010 10:47:00 MDT http://www.weif.net/rants/healthcare-baucus-100924.php Politicians are claiming that they are reforming health care in the US, but are they even looking at the issues necessary to reform a corrupt health insurance industry? http://www.weif.net/rants/healthcare-reform-100313.php Sat, 13 Mar 2010 22:17:00 MDT http://www.weif.net/rants/healthcare-reform-100313.php The US Congress's attempt to increase revenues of health insurance giants at the expense of the American people. If this shambles of a law is passed, every representative or Senator who votes for it should be trounced out of office at the earliest possibly opportunity. http://www.weif.net/rants/healthcare-100313.php Sat, 13 Mar 2010 17:31:00 MDT http://www.weif.net/rants/healthcare-100313.php USAA (a.k.a. United Services Auto Association, USA Autogroup, USAA Casualty Insurance, et al), is a very highly rated insurance company operating nation wide, providing a wide variety of insurance an financial services to active and former U.S. military personnel and supporting staff and their families. But what experience can you expect when interacting with USAA? http://www.weif.net/rants/usaa-reputation090730.php Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:06:00 MDT http://www.weif.net/rants/usaa-reputation090730.php The city of Bozeman, MT has mud on its face after a fiasco of requiring usernames and passwords for job applicants, then lying about the policy and how and when the information was used. What does the city need t do to regain trust? http://www.weif.net/rants/bozeman-ethics-090714.php Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:19:00 MDT http://www.weif.net/rants/bozeman-ethics-090714.php The Thought Police in Bozeman, MT Mandate that All Potential City Employees Are Too Stupid to Separate Personal and Professional Lives. http://www.weif.net/rants/privacy-bozeman-090618.php Thu, 18 Jun 2009 11:00:00 MDT http://www.weif.net/rants/privacy-bozeman-090618.php Texting while driving is a concern, but it is only one form of distracted driving. Passing a law to prohibit this behavior in particular is bad for a number of reasons. http://www.weif.net/rants/illegal-texting-090611.php Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:15:00 MDT http://www.weif.net/rants/illegal-texting-090611.php Traffic enforcement cameras are a bad idea for a number of reasons. In addition to the violations of people's rights, including the right to a fail trial and the assumption of innocent until proven guilty, there is the inability to face your accuser in court. http://www.weif.net/rants/trafficlight-camera-090404.php Sat, 04 Apr 2009 15:02:00 MDT http://www.weif.net/rants/trafficlight-camera-090404.php An unreasonable and unnecessary law in Montana, designed to hurt businesses and restrict citizen's rights. http://www.weif.net/rants/montana-clean-air-090330.php Mon, 30 Mar 2009 10:35:00 MDT http://www.weif.net/rants/montana-clean-air-090330.php appropriate pay for elected officials to save money and straighten out the economy. http://www.weif.net/rants/elected-payscale-090227.php Fri, 27 Feb 2009 14:00:00 MDT http://www.weif.net/rants/elected-payscale-090227.php Good customer service is sales, but sales is often bad customer service. When you put service first, the sales will come along, but when you put sales first, the service can't succeed. http://www.weif.net/rants/goodcustomerservice-081214.php Sun, 14 Dec 2008 17:41:00 MDT http://www.weif.net/rants/goodcustomerservice-081214.php