Given the length of this post, it’s strongly recommended that you print it for offline reading using the following link: A theory I will be exploring on this site is the idea that America, as a country, is going through an identity crisis. I’ll be fleshing things out in a series of articles on...
Two weeks ago it was reported by CNN “that the White House is quietly talking about drafting formal health care legislation after allowing Congress to work on its own for months.” Multiple sources close to the process told CNN on Friday that while the plan is uncertain, the administration is preparing for the possibility...
Cost is the root cause of the current state of health care in the US. The uninsured are uninsured because they either can’t afford coverage or they choose not to pay the expense of being covered. The two main factors that drive cost in a capitalistic system are of course supply and demand and...
Continuing my crusade to help folks wade through the mud and the muck of health care reform, today I’m taking issue with this page from the White House titled “Reform will stop “rationing” – not increase it”. In the video, Kavita Patel, who works with Senior Adviser Valerie Jarrett, reads a couple of emails,...
I’ve had some time to digest Obama’s speech to a joint session of Congress on 9/9/09 and so far I have the following observations: First of all, I’d like to address the loss of freedom by the questionably unconstitutional requirement that citizens buy some form of insurance: …under my plan, individuals will be required...
I’m playing around with CoveritLive for a future project I’m considering. I’m going to test it on tonight’s speech on health care from the White House to a joint session of Congress.