Nancy Pelosi again mentioned a windfall profits tax on health insurance companies to help cover the cost of healthcare reform. These ideas have been floated in the past, most recently against oil companies for the price of oil and therefore…
October 16, 2009 Must Reads
Obama Hasn’t Closed the Healthcare Sale – Wall Street Journal Cash for Oldsters – Wall Street Journal If you found this informative or interesting – consider making a donation. 50% of all donations go to charity! Thank you!
Organic Fish?
A few days ago I was at Harris Teeter, a grocery store in the Mid-Atlantic region, and purchased organic salmon. I had never heard of organic fish and so I asked the man behind the counter what exactly it meant…
October 12, 2009 Must Reads
Job Creation 101 – Wall Street Journal The Economic Recovery Is Well Underway – Wall Street Journal Taking the National Debt Seriously – Wall Street Journal In Need of Urgent Care – Washington Post A Path to Downward Mobility –…
October 11, 2009 Must Reads
The Stressed German [Healthcare] Model – Wall Street Journal The Nobel Hope Prize – Wall Street Journal What Happened to Global Warming – BBC If you found this informative or interesting – consider making a donation. 50% of all donations…
Should Obama Have Won the Nobel Peace Prize?
President Barack Obama just received the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize. He is the 4th President of the United States to win the award, following Teddy Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson and Jimmy Carter. According to headlines I’ve seen so far this was…
October 9, 2009
The Dollar Adrift – A Global Vote on Non-Confidence – Wall Street Journal Health Costs are Crushing Small Businesses – Wall Street Journal Let Congress Go Without Insurance – New York Times Poll May Point to Democrats’ Worries Beyond Virginia…
Do Health Insurance Companies Put Profits Over Patients?
Much has been written and discussed surrounding the issue of health insurers putting profits ahead of patients. I am no apologist for the health insurers, but wanted to look at the numbers myself and see what I thought of the…
October 8, 2009 Must Reads
Ms. Pelosi’s VAT – The Speaker Floats a Middle Class Tax Hike – Wall Street Journal Michael Moore’s “Socialist” President – Wall Street Journal The GOP is Winning the Healthcare Debate – Wall Street Journal A Better Way to Health…
Is that Warranty Worth It?
I recently bought a new car and got the hard sell in the dealer’s office to buy the extended warranty plan. In spite of giving me the hard sell on how great and reliable the vehicle was, they kicked in…