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Finally a little candor — Hollywood Style
Nothing like a Hollywood fundraiser to get the truth juices flowing. And the Hill was on top of it when President Obama acknowledged that he succeeded in passing much of his “progressive” agenda.
President Obama told a Hollywood fundraiser Monday night that he and congressional Democrats have passed the most progressive legislation in decades.
“We [...]
Obamacare: Who Will Be Hurt Most?
There are plenty of losers as a result of enactment of Obamacare. In today’s Examiner Sally Pipes outlines just how bad seniors will be hurt by the new law.
According to the Congressional Budget Office, Obamacare will cost at least $938 billion over the next decade. So here’s the big question: Who is going [...]
Social Security program in the red
Today’s Washington Times highlights the bleak news from the actuary’s annual report on the state of the Social Security program which was released yesterday.
Social Security will pay out more this year than it gets in payroll taxes, marking the first time since the program will be in the red since it was overhauled [...]
Missouri Voters Speak
Yesterday Missouri voters spoke loudly on the individual mandate. According to the AP, they don’t like the idea much.
Missouri voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly rejected a key provision of President Barack Obama’s health care law, sending a clear message of discontent to Washington and Democrats less than 100 days before the midterm elections.
About 71 [...]
Anti-Gold provision in Obamacare?
Glenn mentioned this last week. According to ABC News a provision included in the health care bill signed into law by President Obama this year will place new IRS reporting requirements on the buying and selling of gold.
Section 9006 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will amend the Internal Revenue Code to [...]
Beck’s Eye Condition
If you’ve been listening to the radio or TV show you know that Beck has been speaking off and on about difficulties that he has with his vision.
Well now it’s official. Fox News reports that Glenn has Macular Dystrophy.
Yes, I have a problem with my eyes,” Beck said in his announcement. “A couple of [...]
Health Care Mandate is Really a Tax?
After promising not to raise the taxes on people making less than $250,000 “one thin dime” the Obama Administration is trying a new tack in Court when it comes to defending the health care mandate. According to the New York Times, they are calling the comprehensive requirement imposed on every American regardless of income — [...]
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CNS is the first to break the news that the vaunted health care law will actually provide for taxpayer support for abortion services.
If you want proof that President Obama’s Executive Order on taxpayer-funded abortion was a sham, look no further than Pennsylvania, says House Republican Leader John Boehner (Ohio).
Boehner and other Republicans point [...]
Soaring Health Care Costs in Canada
Looks like our neighbors in the North are taking the opposite tack than America when it comes to health care. As costs are skyrocketing and health care consumes a greater and greater share of federal and provincial budgets, Reuters reports that changes are coming forward that directly challenge the very principle that all medically [...]
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