Is the whole country seriously wrapped up in a discussion of whether it is right or wrong to exercise property rights? We have a gulf coast in ruins, two bottomless wars, and an unemployment rate creeping toward European levels. But our biggest problem is that an Islamic community center might be built in lower...
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Posts Tagged ‘ health care ’
The Constitution is not “À la carte”
The Constitution is not "À la carte"
Is the whole country seriously wrapped up in a discussion of whether it is right or wrong to exercise property rights? We have a gulf coast in ruins, two bottomless wars, and an unemployment rate creeping toward European levels. But our biggest problem is that an Islamic community center might be built in lower...
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The Daily Links
Beginning later this year, and continuing into the foreseeable future, Social Security will pay out more in benefits then it takes in. Over the next few decades the explosion of debt due to Social Security and Medicare will be massive unless real fiscally responsible reform occurs soon. Social Security to See Payout Exceed Pay-In...
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The Daily Links Strike Back
The Daily Links are back! Well that’s the plan anyways. Every day I’ll try and bring something funny, insightful, provocative, or just plain newsworthy to the GW Patriot blog. I’ll make every effort to resist posting from more “mainstream” sources, but if it will spark a lively debate among GW students and Patriot staff...
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CRs strike gold again
They’re hosting Congressman Joe Wilson, he who did deign to point out obvious falsehoods in the Great One’s health care address. Another good pull for the CRs. Looks like they’re on a roll.
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Shortage Of Cigarettes Come Tuesday?
On Wednesday the federal tax on cigarettes jumps from 39 cents to $1.01 a pack. In addition, the tax on chewing tobacco will go from 19.5 cents per pound to 50 cents This is to fund the recently passed expansion of SCHIP which will increase health care coverage for children. Funding any federal program by revenue...
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Won’t Somebody Please Think Of The Children!?…
…by taking up smoking! It seems the bill looking to expand SCHIP passed in the House of Representatives yesterday. This expansion will be funded with an increase of the federal cigarette tax to $1 per pack. If the fedreal government truly wants to increase health care access to middle income families, why are they...
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Lay Off My Burger
From the AP: Preventing obesity and smoking can save lives, but it doesn’t save money, researchers reported Monday. It costs more to care for healthy people who live years longer, according to a Dutch study that counters the common perception that preventing obesity would save governments millions of dollars. The researchers found that from...
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Michael Moore is a "Sicko"
Our favorite character is at it again. Michael Moore is releasing a new “documentary” about health care, entitled “Sicko.” Included in the preview is a scene of Michael Moore and a boatload of 9/11 cleanup workers shouting at Guantanamo Bay, “We don’t want anything more than you’re giving the members of al-Qaeda.” Well, Michael...
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