Healthcare

Massachusetts elects a new Senator and suddenly the party that had sixty votes,  a super majority,  has fifty-nine.  And they are crying?  How is that?  One election, one new Senator and healthcare legislation is in jeopardy?   Personally, I don’t like the present bill.  Who wants a law that is violated by simply not purchasing an...
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I was reading the New York Times and the Los Angeles Times, two rags upon which I base my illogical views of the world, and something struck me odd.  It was not an epiphany by any means, but an irony that screamed loudly. The folks in Dubai, the people who cannot afford to buy shoe...
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November 23, 2009 On Saturday, November 21, the U.S. Senate voted to allow the health care bill to reach the floor where it could be discussed.  Not voted on.  Not passed. Just for debate, just to talk about it.   Some of the costs to talk are hidden.  One was not so hidden.  Senator Blanche Lincoln...
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Monday, November 9, 2009 The House has just passed their version of the health care legislation.  One step in a very long journey.  The Senate will now have their shot at corrupting it.   The fact is health care  is really a need.  Not a want or a wish.  It is a bonafide need like air,...
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Tuesday, November 3, 2009 On last  Friday CIT, the largest lender in the world,  filed for Chapter 11 protection under  the United States Bankruptcy Code.  This filing occurred after the Government lent them 2.3 billion dollars of Citizen money.  That’s your money buddy in case you were counting.  The filing will undoubtedly mean that that...
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Tuesday, November 3, 2009 Just read reviews on the Congressional Budget Offices report…on the effects of the proposed HEALTH CARE Legislation.  Great.  The contemplated legislation will affect two (2%) percent of the population a generation from now.   The result is a net benefit to the insurance industry.   What it doesn’t do:   It doesn’t lower the...
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