only sensible, mature answers pls. lol

How will the typical American be affected? Will our standard of living suffer?
Question for “a dude”:

What are these people moving out of the factory and into the office going to be doing exactly? Is the guy who used to drill holes for a living suddenly going to be qualified for a professional career?

My wife and I are both on Social Security.We dont have alot of money,but enough to invest $50 to $100 each month.We are in our early 40′s and would like to have a little nest for the future.I am very green when it comes to investing.I am a little leary about investment firms. I have heard some bad things.Dont know which ones i can trust.I would like a deversified portfolio just dont know how to safely deversify it.Also could you recomend a good book to get me started in understanding the investing world a little better.(stocks,bonds,mutuial funds,401′s,Ira’s)ect…A little advice would be greatly apriciated. THANK YOU TRENT& GINA. SAC, CAL.

I have a relative who is considering this approach to estate planning. Her estate is not particularly large, but she is single, a cancer survivor and would like to have a living will among some other things.

In addition, some of her heirs are more than a bit “wayward” so she is wary of what will happen in the future with other heirs and family members. The monthly membership fee strikes me as a bit odd/potentially expensive.