When Barack Obama was running for president in 2008 he had two important health care positions.
How Republicans Can Fix What Democrats Got Wrong On Health Care
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In the current effort to reform Obamacare, Republicans are missing a huge opportunity.
The one really good (and really amazing) thing about Obamacare is that the Democrats put a cap on future Medicare spending. This was not a ten-year cap. It goes on forever – essentially restricting Medicare’s growth to the growth of the economy. According to the Medicare Trustees reports, the day Barack Obama signed the Affordable Care Act he wiped away more than $50 trillion in unfunded Medicare liability.
Getting The Ball Across The Finish Line
Why can’t Republicans be more like Democrats?
Why Republicans Don’t Agree On How To Replace Obamacare
Many conversations on the right involve people with one priority arguing with people with another priority. The result: folks often talk past each other because they are not talking about the same subject.
Use economic Research to call a Truce in Divorce Wars
Thanks to their rich parents, my friends “Joe” and “Sue’s” wedding was a three-day, 200-guest extravaganza on Maryland’s Chesapeake shore.
Why the Republican Version of ObamaCare is a Sham
The people who crafted the Republican ObamaCare reform bill seem to want to help. They promise other reforms will be coming. Trust us, they say, we’re from the (new) government, and we’re here to help.
Magical Tool Helps Manage your Finances
In taking over Scott Burns’ column, I promised to perform some money magic — to show you ways to better manage your finances and safely raise your living standard. I can’t do this on a one-on-one basis.
When Obamacare Costs $19,000 Before you get the First Penny Back
Brenda is 60 and lives in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Her husband is 65, retired and on Medicare. But for Brenda, who is self-employed, her only option is Obamacare.
Single Payer Health Insurance: Why Bernie Sanders Just Doesn’t Get It
Vermont Democratic Sen. Bernie Sanders appeared on Fox News yesterday and Chris Wallace asked him why his own state had abandoned all plans to implement single payer health insurance – something that is apparently allowed under Obamacare.
Why Are The Obamacare Exchanges Such A Mess?
Have you ever wondered how the Obamacare law was written? Close your eyes and imagine a smoke filled room full of overweight, white males, all puffing on …. Oops …. That was Tammany Hall.