Commentary
Commentary
2013: The Year of Obamacare Tax Hikes
Although Obamacare was signed into law in 2010, very few of its rules and regulations have gone into law. This was by design: the Obama Administration wanted to give executive departments time to set definitions, insurance companies time to adjust to the new reality, and didn’t want Americans shocked – ...
Commentary
Thanks To ObamaCare, Many Will Lose Health Coverage
Wal-Mart just announced that it will not offer health insurance to new employees who work less than 30 hours a week. It’s reserved the right to do the same for existing workers. For these new policies, Wal-Mart’s employees can thank ObamaCare. The federal health reform law’s “employer mandate” requires companies ...
Commentary
In 2013, Millions Of Americans Face Obamacare Tax Hikes
As part of the negotiations over the fiscal cliff, Congress and President Obama are battling over whether to raise marginal tax rates at the very top of the income ladder. Regardless of how these talks turn out, millions of Americans are already facing tax hikes thanks to Obamacare. Obamacares authors ...
Agriculture
Ruling risks interstate water pacts
A “neighborhood” dispute between Oklahoma and Texas could upset decades of water agreements that have facilitated the nation’s urban, agricultural and industrial growth. At issue in Tarrant Regional Water District v. Herrmann is Oklahoma’s refusal to allow Texas to draw water to which it is entitled under the Red River ...
Commentary
Congress should put Medicare out of its misery now
As Republican leaders in Congress prepare to negotiate over the federal budget with their Democratic counterparts in the aftermath of the election, its time for everyone to face a hard truth we must end Medicare as we know it. The entitlement is bleeding to death. Without major changes, it ...
Commentary
Obamacare vs. the Constitution: Part Deux
Is the Supreme Court ready to go a second round with Obamacare? Last week, the justices signaled that they just might be. That’s good news for opponents of the law — and bad news for those still struggling to defend it. And it’s a reminder of how much is at ...
Commentary
Audit Shows State Employee Posted Nearly 5,000 Comments While At Work
from the Sacramento Bee https://sacramento.cbslocal.com/video?autoStart=true&topVideoCatNo=default&clipId=8057830
Business & Economics
Fiscal mess deeper than ‘cliff’
To paraphrase Samuel Johnson, nothing focuses the mind like a crisis. And, perhaps that is why the political class continually manufactures fiscal crises. The manufactured crises can be used to focus the collective political mind and help solve the underlying fiscal problem. The fiscal cliff the tax increases and ...
Commentary
Obamacare’s Cruel War On Patient-Centered Healthcare
In just a few weeks, when the calendar flips to 2013, millions of Americans will get their first taste of Obamacare a $2,500 cap on their flexible spending accounts. Thats down from the previous $5,000 cap and thus equivalent to a tax hike for any family that had ...
Commentary
States looking to exchange Obamacare’s insurance exchanges
The next act in the Obamacare saga is about to begin — and it’s going to be tragic. December 14 marks the deadline for states to reveal their plans for constructing insurance exchanges in line with the healthcare law’s dictates. Many are opting out — leaving the federal government to ...
2013: The Year of Obamacare Tax Hikes
Although Obamacare was signed into law in 2010, very few of its rules and regulations have gone into law. This was by design: the Obama Administration wanted to give executive departments time to set definitions, insurance companies time to adjust to the new reality, and didn’t want Americans shocked – ...
Thanks To ObamaCare, Many Will Lose Health Coverage
Wal-Mart just announced that it will not offer health insurance to new employees who work less than 30 hours a week. It’s reserved the right to do the same for existing workers. For these new policies, Wal-Mart’s employees can thank ObamaCare. The federal health reform law’s “employer mandate” requires companies ...
In 2013, Millions Of Americans Face Obamacare Tax Hikes
As part of the negotiations over the fiscal cliff, Congress and President Obama are battling over whether to raise marginal tax rates at the very top of the income ladder. Regardless of how these talks turn out, millions of Americans are already facing tax hikes thanks to Obamacare. Obamacares authors ...
Ruling risks interstate water pacts
A “neighborhood” dispute between Oklahoma and Texas could upset decades of water agreements that have facilitated the nation’s urban, agricultural and industrial growth. At issue in Tarrant Regional Water District v. Herrmann is Oklahoma’s refusal to allow Texas to draw water to which it is entitled under the Red River ...
Congress should put Medicare out of its misery now
As Republican leaders in Congress prepare to negotiate over the federal budget with their Democratic counterparts in the aftermath of the election, its time for everyone to face a hard truth we must end Medicare as we know it. The entitlement is bleeding to death. Without major changes, it ...
Obamacare vs. the Constitution: Part Deux
Is the Supreme Court ready to go a second round with Obamacare? Last week, the justices signaled that they just might be. That’s good news for opponents of the law — and bad news for those still struggling to defend it. And it’s a reminder of how much is at ...
Audit Shows State Employee Posted Nearly 5,000 Comments While At Work
from the Sacramento Bee https://sacramento.cbslocal.com/video?autoStart=true&topVideoCatNo=default&clipId=8057830
Fiscal mess deeper than ‘cliff’
To paraphrase Samuel Johnson, nothing focuses the mind like a crisis. And, perhaps that is why the political class continually manufactures fiscal crises. The manufactured crises can be used to focus the collective political mind and help solve the underlying fiscal problem. The fiscal cliff the tax increases and ...
Obamacare’s Cruel War On Patient-Centered Healthcare
In just a few weeks, when the calendar flips to 2013, millions of Americans will get their first taste of Obamacare a $2,500 cap on their flexible spending accounts. Thats down from the previous $5,000 cap and thus equivalent to a tax hike for any family that had ...
States looking to exchange Obamacare’s insurance exchanges
The next act in the Obamacare saga is about to begin — and it’s going to be tragic. December 14 marks the deadline for states to reveal their plans for constructing insurance exchanges in line with the healthcare law’s dictates. Many are opting out — leaving the federal government to ...
