For Rep. Anh Cao (R-La.), his vote against Democrats' health care bill may just be "the death of [his] political career." Rep. Cao represents an overwhelmingly Democratic district in New Orleans. Cao is one of seven Republicans whom Democrats have chosen to pursue strongly, hoping to convince...
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Unlike our President and many of our representatives in Congress, I've tried to read the 1000+ page health care bill a few times this week. As a lawyer, I'm used to dealing with tedious and confusing legal jargon, yet this monolithic bill is still too hard for me to understand. It proposes drastic...
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President Obama wants to add yet another czar, a Health Choices Commision czar this time, to the growing list of these unelected officials that are handpicked by the President and go through absolutely no confirmation process. A Virginia paper recently asked, " how many czars can fit into the West...
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The American economic system, once constructed on a foundation of free enterprise and private business, is now facing immense competition from the government that once protected it. In addition to the (at least) $1 trillion check for Obama’s health care reform, the private health care industry...
“Figures don’t lie but liars can figure,” once a term reserved for finance nerds now rings true as Democrats continue their campaign for a socialized health care system. Flooded with impractical strategies and inflated calculations, Democrats are justifiably being shut down as they...
This week, the wacky government of Venezuela banned Coke Zero from being sold in the country. Citing harmful ingredients , it claimed to be protecting the health of its citizens, while the government purports to conduct an investigation into potentially dangerous ingredients in the soft drink. In reality...
When medical decisions happen, the two most important people involved are always the patient and the doctor, period. Proposed "public health insurance" and other socialized health care components take decisions out of the hands of patients too often, and just as often take decisions out of...
Looks like Congress is again cooking up a bill that would send over taxpayer money to cover the poor financial decisions of others. It's officially called the " Homeowners' Defense Act " but Competitive Enterprise Institue (CEI) has dubbed it the "Beach House Bailout :" So...