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Big Insurance Companies Are Sure to Fight Obama's Public Option
(www.alternet.org)
It may not be as exciting as the Thrilla in Manila, but its outcome will have far more impact on the lives of tens of millions of families across the country. The story is straightforward. President... More
Submitted 9 months ago by HealthcareNewsLadder on Healthcare | 0 Comments |
Health Care: Some Protectionism the "Free Traders" Love
(www.alternet.org)
Suppose that people in the United States paid twice as much for our cars as people in Canada, Germany, and every other wealthy country. Economists would no doubt be pointing out the enormous amount of... More
Submitted 10 months ago by HealthcareNewsLadder on Healthcare | 0 Comments |
For a better bailout, call Tony (wordwings.blogspot.com)
by Peter Costantini The Obama administration is looking for bipartisanship in all the wrong places. ... We need less Mother Teresa and more Tony Soprano. ... The ultimate goal of a public bailout... More
Submitted about 1 year ago by JPeterCostantini on Economy | 0 Comments |
Should the Government Protect People's Health or Insurance Companies' Profits?
(www.alternet.org)
By Dean Baker We all know that people have different ideologies about the proper role of government. Some people, who tend to be left of center, think that the government's role is to try to... More
Submitted about 1 year ago by HealthcareNewsLadder on Healthcare | 0 Comments |
Homeowners Need a Bailout Too
(www.thenation.com)
Representative Marcy Kaptur and economist Dean Baker discuss the housing crisis in this special presentation of "Fighting For Our Homes."
Submitted about 1 year ago by cdoherty on Economy | 0 Comments |
Has the Post Ever Had a Headline About the "Whoppingly" Inefficient Health Care System?
(www.prospect.org)
By Dean Baker Probably not, since it has no interest in health care reform that could jeopardize the incomes of the insurance industry, the health care industry and highly paid medical... More
Submitted about 1 year ago by HealthcareNewsLadder on Healthcare | 0 Comments |
The Washington Post, Which Said the Economy Was Just Fine, Says That We Can't Fix Health Care
(www.prospect.org)
Dean Baker The Washington Post, which is widely known as the paper that printed a column in mid-September saying the economy was just fine, has a column today telling readers that there is nothing... More
Submitted about 1 year ago by HealthcareNewsLadder on Healthcare | 0 Comments |
Pssst, the Economy Is Collapsing -- Don't Tell Congress (www.huffingtonpost.com)
Submitted about 1 year ago by blogladder | 0 Comments |
There is Money For Health Care Reform
(www.prospect.org)
The Washington Post decided to do he said/she said reporting on health care rather than inform its readers. It told readers that Senator Max Baucus, the chair of the finance committee, wants to push... More
Submitted about 1 year ago by robertharding on Healthcare | 0 Comments |
Mankiw Promulgates Confusion on the Debt at the NYT
(www.prospect.org)
Greg Mankiw must know better than he indicates in his analysis of the debt in today's NYT. He complains that efforts to use large-scale stimulus to boost the economy may put excessive burdens on our... More
Submitted about 1 year ago by robertharding on Economy | 0 Comments |
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