From The Hill: Baucus warns of ‘huge train wreck’ enacting ObamaCare provisions By Sam Baker – 04/17/13 12:33 PM ET Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.) said Wednesday he fears a “train wreck” as the Obama administration implements its signature healthcare law. Baucus, the chairman of the chamber’s powerful Finance Committee and a key architect of the [...]
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I told you so!
I have been told, many times, that my concern that legalized same sex marriage would lead to the law being used against churches which refuse to perform same-sex weddings was completely unfounded and totally ridiculous; the First Amendment would prohibit that. Well, it’s getting closer: Students mobilize to remove priest by Chloé Sorvino | April [...]
I told you so
From THE WALL STREET JOURNAL: Health Insurers Warn on Premiums By Anna Wilde Mathews and Louise Radnofsky Health insurers are privately warning brokers that premiums for many individuals and small businesses could increase sharply next year because of the health-care overhaul law, with the nation’s biggest firm projecting that rates could more than double for [...]
The nanny state strikes again
THE FIRST STREET JOURNAL, as well as the now lapsed Common Sense Political Thought, have previously pointed out the requirements under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that all medical records be computerized and that medical records must include a “body mass index,” or BMI calculation. As far back as 2005, your Editor noted that [...]
I told you so! More attacks on smokers
From The Philadelphia Inquirer: Penn Medicine decision not to hire smokers part of a controversial trend Don Sapatkin, Inquirer Staff Writer Posted: Thursday, February 21, 2013, 3:01 AM Penn Medicine’s decision to hire only nonsmokers starting July 1 is part of a slow-moving trend that goes back decades and that is still controversial even among [...]
I told you so!
Now that President Barack Hussein Obama has been safely re-elected, the mainstream media is starting to take notice of what conservatives have said all along: States worry about rate shock during shift to new health law Even states that back Obama’s healthcare law worry about a jump in some insurance premiums as it takes effect. [...]
Economics 101: Socialism does not trump real economics
Your Editor noted, appropriately enough on last Bastille Day, the promise of French Labor Minister Michel Sapin to “make layoffs so expensive for companies that they are not worth it.” The original noted this article as well: French president says Peugeot layoffs are unacceptable Associated Press, July 15, 20121 PARIS — President Francois Hollande on [...]
I told you so!
From The Los Angeles Times: State lacks doctors to meet demand of national healthcare law Lawmakers are working on proposals that would enable physician assistants, nurse practitioners, optometrists and pharmacists to diagnose, treat and manage some illnesses. By Michael J. Mishak, Los Angeles Times | February 9, 2013, 6:03 p.m. SACRAMENTO — As the state [...]
We told you so!
From THE WALL STREET JOURNAL: Some Unions Grow Wary of Health Care Law They Backed By JANET ADAMY and MELANIE TROTTMAN Labor unions enthusiastically backed the Obama administration’s health-care overhaul when it was up for debate. Now that the law is rolling out, some are turning sour. Union leaders say many of the law’s requirements [...]
Now that the election is over, we’re going to see a lot of stories like this
Flash Player 9 or higher is required to view the chartClick here to download Flash Player nowView the full FNMA chart at WikinvestFrom The Latest Taxpayer Housing Bust With the election over, we learn that the FHA is insolvent. Vindication is overrated, especially in a losing cause, so it brings no satisfaction to have predicted [...]
