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Seven Ways to Make Health Care in America Better
The Deep Insight, July 21, 2009 My most recent column highlighted the massive ignorance about the U.S. health care system. Too many people want to fix the leaks in our health care roof by blowing up the building. Here’s a novel idea, let’s just fix the leaks in the roof, ...
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Benjamin Rush Society Debate: Is More Government the Right Rx?
Heritage Foundation (The Foundry), April 13, 2009 Last week the Columbia University chapter of the newly formed Benjamin Rush Society – a group of medical students and doctors who believe in the freedom to practice medicine without government interference and the freedom for patients to access the health care of ...
Business & Economics
Will ObamaNomics work? A debate between a liberal and a Libertarian
Robert P. Murphy, Senior Fellow in Business and Economic Studies, debates Dean Baker, co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research in Washington, DC., in this NPR radio show “Work with Marty Nemko” hosted by Marty Nemko. The topic: Will ObamaNomics work?
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Obama’s public plan will be a disaster for American health care
High-ranking Democrats recently signaled that they might exploit a procedural maneuver in congressional protocol to pass major healthcare legislation without a single Republican vote. Through “budget reconciliation,” a fast-track process that allows the Senate to pass the government’s budget without debate and with just a simple majority, Democratic leaders hope ...
Business & Economics
Obama Misreads His Mandate
Reagan didn’t assume his landslide was a license for whatever he wanted. President Barack Obama’s honeymoon period seems to have ended quickly. That’s because Mr. Obama doesn’t grasp the essentials of presidential leadership. Rather than making a compelling case for his economic policies, he has resorted to curt rebuffs, such ...
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‘Let’s Think About That’ Quotes
Let’s Think About That, April 11, 2009 “The way to make your wife treat you like a King is to treat her like a Queen.” “That’s my wife, Carolyn. See the way the handle on her pruning shears matches her gardening clogs? That’s not an accident.” – Lester Burnham, from ...
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Health Care Not a “Right” Under Government Monopoly
It used to be, that advocates of government-run health care based their claims on the notion that health care is a “right”. Indeed, when the Benjamin Rush Society hosted a debate on the resolution that “universal health care is the responsibility of the federal government,” one of the speakers in ...
Business & Economics
California commission considers tax changes
It seemed appropriate that a panel examining ways to overhaul the state’s tax structure met Thursday in the academic confines of UC Davis rather than the politically charged Capitol. The discussion focused on the theoretical, from examining the merits of a flat income tax to considering a “split-roll” property tax ...
Business & Economics
Consider the evidence, not rhetoric, on proposed ‘card check’ legislation
The Employee Free Choice Act, which represents fundamental reform of labor laws, is ostensibly dead – for now. It will soon re-emerge because it remains a priority for unions and many Democrats. For average workers, however, it constitutes a real problem. “Card check,” as the legislation is known, would eliminate ...
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A Backdoor Plan for Rationing
Imagine you’re sick. You find out there’s only one drug that can cure you, but your insurance company won’t pay for it because it’s too expensive. Remarkably, such a scenario may soon become a reality in this country. The stimulus bill that President Obama just signed contains $1.1 billion for ...
Seven Ways to Make Health Care in America Better
The Deep Insight, July 21, 2009 My most recent column highlighted the massive ignorance about the U.S. health care system. Too many people want to fix the leaks in our health care roof by blowing up the building. Here’s a novel idea, let’s just fix the leaks in the roof, ...
Benjamin Rush Society Debate: Is More Government the Right Rx?
Heritage Foundation (The Foundry), April 13, 2009 Last week the Columbia University chapter of the newly formed Benjamin Rush Society – a group of medical students and doctors who believe in the freedom to practice medicine without government interference and the freedom for patients to access the health care of ...
Will ObamaNomics work? A debate between a liberal and a Libertarian
Robert P. Murphy, Senior Fellow in Business and Economic Studies, debates Dean Baker, co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research in Washington, DC., in this NPR radio show “Work with Marty Nemko” hosted by Marty Nemko. The topic: Will ObamaNomics work?
Obama’s public plan will be a disaster for American health care
High-ranking Democrats recently signaled that they might exploit a procedural maneuver in congressional protocol to pass major healthcare legislation without a single Republican vote. Through “budget reconciliation,” a fast-track process that allows the Senate to pass the government’s budget without debate and with just a simple majority, Democratic leaders hope ...
Obama Misreads His Mandate
Reagan didn’t assume his landslide was a license for whatever he wanted. President Barack Obama’s honeymoon period seems to have ended quickly. That’s because Mr. Obama doesn’t grasp the essentials of presidential leadership. Rather than making a compelling case for his economic policies, he has resorted to curt rebuffs, such ...
‘Let’s Think About That’ Quotes
Let’s Think About That, April 11, 2009 “The way to make your wife treat you like a King is to treat her like a Queen.” “That’s my wife, Carolyn. See the way the handle on her pruning shears matches her gardening clogs? That’s not an accident.” – Lester Burnham, from ...
Health Care Not a “Right” Under Government Monopoly
It used to be, that advocates of government-run health care based their claims on the notion that health care is a “right”. Indeed, when the Benjamin Rush Society hosted a debate on the resolution that “universal health care is the responsibility of the federal government,” one of the speakers in ...
California commission considers tax changes
It seemed appropriate that a panel examining ways to overhaul the state’s tax structure met Thursday in the academic confines of UC Davis rather than the politically charged Capitol. The discussion focused on the theoretical, from examining the merits of a flat income tax to considering a “split-roll” property tax ...
Consider the evidence, not rhetoric, on proposed ‘card check’ legislation
The Employee Free Choice Act, which represents fundamental reform of labor laws, is ostensibly dead – for now. It will soon re-emerge because it remains a priority for unions and many Democrats. For average workers, however, it constitutes a real problem. “Card check,” as the legislation is known, would eliminate ...
A Backdoor Plan for Rationing
Imagine you’re sick. You find out there’s only one drug that can cure you, but your insurance company won’t pay for it because it’s too expensive. Remarkably, such a scenario may soon become a reality in this country. The stimulus bill that President Obama just signed contains $1.1 billion for ...
