The Politics behind the Killing of Americans
by Walter Brasch Gov. Rick Perry (R-Texas) opposes the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), and vows to block the...
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The Paul Ryan Magical Mystery Chop, Dice, and Slic...
By Walter Brasch In 2011, before he was the Republican nominee for vice-president, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.) proposed a federal...
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Transferring The Debt With A Transfer Tax
In the great tax debate now going in Washington, why aren’t we hearing someone in the negotiating loop talk about taxing high...
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Let ‘Them’ Go to Emergency Rooms
I have heard Mr. Romney’s claim that nobody in our country dies because he or she has no health insurance: “We don’t have...
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Democrats Respond to Paul Ryan
WASHINGTON – What do you want to bet that Chris Christie is begging for a do over? Whatever role he might have played before...
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Paul Ryan Arrives
WASHINGTON – The heir to Ronald Reagan has arrived and he’s being fact checked. As we learned from Pres. Obama, as well...
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My Personal Trip to Medicare Supplemental Insuranc...
My Personal Trip to Medicare Supplemental Insurance Hell by John Crane I turned 65 in October of 2011. Several months before that...
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Texas Health Care and ‘Gun Talk’
By now we are all very familiar with Rick Perry’s disdain for “ObamaCare” and with his “gun-to-the-head” refusal to expand...
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Health Care: Theatrics in Washington, Angst in Tex...
(Update Below) On the same day that the GOP stages its 33rd theatrics to repeal the health care reform law without offering an ...
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Perry Fires Off ‘Gun to the Head’ Letter to Sebeli...
UPDATE: Not surprising, Texas Democratic and community health care organizations expressed outrage at Perry’s decision. Among...
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