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Third Verse Same as the First

Normal interest rates would be ruinous for the indebted U.S government. We’re continuing the fantasy by moving our credit card balances to a new credit card with an introductory rate, AKA quantitative easing. Wall Street Journal – The Deficit Is … Continue reading

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Govt Health Care Strikes Out in TN, ME, MA

“Science is founded on the conviction that experience, effort and reason are valid; magic on the belief that hope cannot fail nor desire deceive.” – Branislaw Malinowski Reason has a recap of failed government healthcare programs. Short version: the states … Continue reading

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Gary Becker on Obamacare

Wall Street Journal interview: I begin with the obvious question. “The health-care legislation? It’s a bad bill,” Mr. Becker replies. “Health care in the United States is pretty good, but it does have a number of weaknesses. This bill doesn’t … Continue reading

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Teensy-weensy flaw in Obamacare

Ya know, there might be a reason insurance companies insisted on not covering pre-existing conditions: Consider a family in Massachusetts that earns $100,000 per year. They decide not to pay $20,000 per year for health insurance in 2013 when the … Continue reading

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WA State Walgreen’s to Stop Taking New Medicaid Patients

Seattle Times – Walgreens: no new Medicaid patients as of April 16: Effective April 16, Walgreens drugstores across the state won’t take any new Medicaid patients, saying that filling their prescriptions is a money-losing proposition — the latest development in … Continue reading

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CBO estimate of ObamaCare 2x expensive as generally reported

A trillion dollars over 10 years? Nope. Actually, it’s really a cool trillion over five years. Eyeball the graph Philip Klein posted this afternoon and admire the left’s sleight of hand. They’re using a 10-year timeline to create the illusion … Continue reading

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