tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312859302921421584Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:33:52 +0000economic stimulusReform Congress NOWMedicaidhealth insuranceHealth CareLong term care insuranceMedicareSocial SecurityFaith in the Party linehealth care reformgovernmentConstitutional questionseconomics articlesprotect Americaunions<br>Why you are better off taking more personal responsibility <br>and less government handouts <br>http://benefitsbubble.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Isabel Hogue)Blogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312859302921421584.post-1676162228959855772Sat, 03 Dec 2011 18:16:00 +00002011-12-03T13:23:46.923-05:00health care reformhealth insuranceState-run health insurance is essentially a system that is designed to collapse. The first ones in are the winners; the last ones in are the losers. The handwriting is already on the wall in California for the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP), which is the transitional program designed to carry us forward to January 2014, when health insurnce will be available to all, regardless of http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/nkcZh/~3/6LHBiL1zdME/high-cost-of-state-run-medical-services.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Isabel Hogue)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?a=6LHBiL1zdME:30iAlJ2cFKE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?a=6LHBiL1zdME:30iAlJ2cFKE:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?a=6LHBiL1zdME:30iAlJ2cFKE:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?i=6LHBiL1zdME:30iAlJ2cFKE:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?a=6LHBiL1zdME:30iAlJ2cFKE:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?i=6LHBiL1zdME:30iAlJ2cFKE:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/nkcZh/~4/6LHBiL1zdME" height="1" width="1"/>http://benefitsbubble.blogspot.com/2011/12/high-cost-of-state-run-medical-services.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312859302921421584.post-1766992042921268617Sat, 24 Sep 2011 00:24:00 +00002011-09-23T20:24:42.775-04:00economic stimulusThe Intercontinental Railroad that Barak Obama referenced in his Brent Spence Bridge Speech is a top-secret government project. It benefits a few well-connected people, needs requires repeated bailing out to keep it from going totally underwater. Like most government projects, it's paid for by a plan that calls for ". . . hundreds of billions of dollars in cuts in spending, but it also asks http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/nkcZh/~3/CvgsgOkhb1Q/truth-about-intercontinental-railroad.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Isabel Hogue)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?a=CvgsgOkhb1Q:H3G5hpfVouo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?a=CvgsgOkhb1Q:H3G5hpfVouo:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?a=CvgsgOkhb1Q:H3G5hpfVouo:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?i=CvgsgOkhb1Q:H3G5hpfVouo:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?a=CvgsgOkhb1Q:H3G5hpfVouo:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?i=CvgsgOkhb1Q:H3G5hpfVouo:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/nkcZh/~4/CvgsgOkhb1Q" height="1" width="1"/>http://benefitsbubble.blogspot.com/2011/09/truth-about-intercontinental-railroad.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312859302921421584.post-3269893900803453234Wed, 18 May 2011 15:19:00 +00002011-05-18T11:19:58.709-04:00protect AmericaConstitutional questionsDear Governor Mitch Daniels, Here are a few thoughts about the recent ruling in Barnes v. Indiana that denies citizens the right to resist illegal entry by law enforcement (i.e., government). In the ruling, Justice Steven David says citizens should submit to the arrest and work out the details later in court. While on one level submission seems like a good way to calm down a volatile situationhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/nkcZh/~3/W-U8LMuy5XY/mitch-daniels-how-can-we-overturn.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Isabel Hogue)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?a=W-U8LMuy5XY:mwtIobp4_h4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?a=W-U8LMuy5XY:mwtIobp4_h4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?a=W-U8LMuy5XY:mwtIobp4_h4:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?i=W-U8LMuy5XY:mwtIobp4_h4:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?a=W-U8LMuy5XY:mwtIobp4_h4:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?i=W-U8LMuy5XY:mwtIobp4_h4:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/nkcZh/~4/W-U8LMuy5XY" height="1" width="1"/>http://benefitsbubble.blogspot.com/2011/05/mitch-daniels-how-can-we-overturn.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312859302921421584.post-7644403395527199032Tue, 04 Jan 2011 02:48:00 +00002011-01-03T22:00:03.636-05:00unionsSocial SecurityThe Federal Government has been playing cat and mouse with your private retirement funds for years. I'm referring to the serious thought our legislators have given to confiscating your tax-favored retirement savings to fund a new scheme: Guaranteed Retirement Accounts (GRAs). All they've been lacking is a good crisis to exploit. And they've been working hard to create one. The concept of http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/nkcZh/~3/1glt3FcGE44/your-savings-confiscated-to-fund.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Isabel Hogue)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?a=1glt3FcGE44:5VyBrZjnTPc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?a=1glt3FcGE44:5VyBrZjnTPc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?a=1glt3FcGE44:5VyBrZjnTPc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?i=1glt3FcGE44:5VyBrZjnTPc:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?a=1glt3FcGE44:5VyBrZjnTPc:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?i=1glt3FcGE44:5VyBrZjnTPc:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/nkcZh/~4/1glt3FcGE44" height="1" width="1"/>http://benefitsbubble.blogspot.com/2011/01/your-savings-confiscated-to-fund.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312859302921421584.post-5919000527892640173Wed, 01 Dec 2010 03:58:00 +00002010-11-30T23:13:30.174-05:00health care reformMedicareAfter 2014, those (few!) of us who don't receive our health insurance from our employer will be expected to use a Health Insurance Exchange to make our insurance buying choice. These wonders are the salient feature of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) -- legislation that promises to "bring to an end some of the worst abuses of the insurance industry." For the unenlightened http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/nkcZh/~3/qn7TR-L4yJE/what-will-competition-look-like-under.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Isabel Hogue)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?a=qn7TR-L4yJE:ps0PogxRPxE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?a=qn7TR-L4yJE:ps0PogxRPxE:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?a=qn7TR-L4yJE:ps0PogxRPxE:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?i=qn7TR-L4yJE:ps0PogxRPxE:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?a=qn7TR-L4yJE:ps0PogxRPxE:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?i=qn7TR-L4yJE:ps0PogxRPxE:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/nkcZh/~4/qn7TR-L4yJE" height="1" width="1"/>http://benefitsbubble.blogspot.com/2010/11/what-will-competition-look-like-under.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312859302921421584.post-1831009889289980694Sun, 28 Nov 2010 03:26:00 +00002010-11-27T22:44:28.684-05:00health care reformMedicareHealth CareI have to admit that I had difficulty imagining the day when we would start hearing the words: My doctor won't take Medicare.For me, it started last year, when Lafayette Indiana resident Donn Brown organized four Town Hall discussions about healthcare reform legislation. I noticed a predictable pattern: at some point in the evening, a Senior citizen would stand up and say: I love my Medicare. It http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/nkcZh/~3/BbE7JL-4AAM/my-doctor-wont-take-medicare.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Isabel Hogue)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?a=BbE7JL-4AAM:8rJCMaPRF3w:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?a=BbE7JL-4AAM:8rJCMaPRF3w:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?a=BbE7JL-4AAM:8rJCMaPRF3w:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?i=BbE7JL-4AAM:8rJCMaPRF3w:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?a=BbE7JL-4AAM:8rJCMaPRF3w:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?i=BbE7JL-4AAM:8rJCMaPRF3w:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/nkcZh/~4/BbE7JL-4AAM" height="1" width="1"/>http://benefitsbubble.blogspot.com/2010/11/my-doctor-wont-take-medicare.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312859302921421584.post-8679091204179778855Mon, 01 Nov 2010 16:47:00 +00002010-11-01T12:59:20.808-04:00health care reformThe subtitle for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is: But THAT created a problem when it turned out that . . . In a News Release (October 13, 2010) the Health and Human Services Press Office reminds us that:  The Affordable Care Act makes it illegal for insurance companies to deny coverage to children with pre-existing conditions and makes discrimination against all individuals http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/nkcZh/~3/D4wb0ktSasI/massachusetts-school-for-health-care.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Isabel Hogue)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?a=D4wb0ktSasI:uXS483jb8qI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?a=D4wb0ktSasI:uXS483jb8qI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?a=D4wb0ktSasI:uXS483jb8qI:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?i=D4wb0ktSasI:uXS483jb8qI:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?a=D4wb0ktSasI:uXS483jb8qI:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?i=D4wb0ktSasI:uXS483jb8qI:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/nkcZh/~4/D4wb0ktSasI" height="1" width="1"/>http://benefitsbubble.blogspot.com/2010/11/massachusetts-school-for-health-care.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312859302921421584.post-167439959941668260Sun, 06 Jun 2010 20:09:00 +00002010-06-06T16:19:58.293-04:00health care reformMedicareReform Congress NOWMedicare Advantage - a political loss leader? Predictably, Democrats in Congress who voted for big cuts in Medicare Advantage spending now are asking regulators to keep the cuts from affecting Medicare Advantage rates and benefits. The Affordable Care Act (2010) includes reducing payments [i.e., reimbursements] to Medicare Advantage plans by about $136 billion over the next 10 years. Senator http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/nkcZh/~3/BMgmi8K6BHA/medicare-advantage-cuts-and-price.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Isabel Hogue)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?a=BMgmi8K6BHA:GdGS20jchxk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?a=BMgmi8K6BHA:GdGS20jchxk:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?a=BMgmi8K6BHA:GdGS20jchxk:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?i=BMgmi8K6BHA:GdGS20jchxk:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?a=BMgmi8K6BHA:GdGS20jchxk:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?i=BMgmi8K6BHA:GdGS20jchxk:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/nkcZh/~4/BMgmi8K6BHA" height="1" width="1"/>http://benefitsbubble.blogspot.com/2010/06/medicare-advantage-cuts-and-price.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312859302921421584.post-8941445316952813531Tue, 01 Jun 2010 02:06:00 +00002010-05-31T22:25:49.038-04:00health care reformeconomics articlesHealth CareInevitably in the life-cycle of Socialist economies comes the backward bending curve. This is when the contrived reality that the Political Class has created bends backward to conform with the natural reality of human action. This is the lesson of Animal Farm. State-provided anything is supposed to eliminate cost as a barrier to access. The problem with that idea is that everything costs http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/nkcZh/~3/vGeVTUrnkm8/backward-bending-socialist-curve.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Isabel Hogue)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?a=vGeVTUrnkm8:JBvNv9yyVLg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?a=vGeVTUrnkm8:JBvNv9yyVLg:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?a=vGeVTUrnkm8:JBvNv9yyVLg:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?i=vGeVTUrnkm8:JBvNv9yyVLg:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?a=vGeVTUrnkm8:JBvNv9yyVLg:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?i=vGeVTUrnkm8:JBvNv9yyVLg:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/nkcZh/~4/vGeVTUrnkm8" height="1" width="1"/>http://benefitsbubble.blogspot.com/2010/05/backward-bending-socialist-curve.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312859302921421584.post-3188596948083423221Wed, 24 Mar 2010 14:57:00 +00002010-03-24T11:09:31.544-04:00health care reformYes! is the new Cha-Ching! In his editorial "Yes!", Steve Piontek has exposed himself and the trade journal National Underwriter as shills for the corporate healthcare industry and its insurance ancillaries. What the Democrats have accomplished with healthcare reform legislation is this: they have solved the accounts receivable problem for medical and insurance industry. Think: When did the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/nkcZh/~3/yFtPlp-sKbg/healthcare-reform-giving-credit-where.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Isabel Hogue)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?a=yFtPlp-sKbg:8_NkeKz6m6M:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?a=yFtPlp-sKbg:8_NkeKz6m6M:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?a=yFtPlp-sKbg:8_NkeKz6m6M:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?i=yFtPlp-sKbg:8_NkeKz6m6M:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?a=yFtPlp-sKbg:8_NkeKz6m6M:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?i=yFtPlp-sKbg:8_NkeKz6m6M:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/nkcZh/~4/yFtPlp-sKbg" height="1" width="1"/>http://benefitsbubble.blogspot.com/2010/03/healthcare-reform-giving-credit-where.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312859302921421584.post-7019050988745250850Sun, 21 Mar 2010 18:56:00 +00002010-03-21T15:11:27.196-04:00health care reformFirst there was a LinkedIn Discussion Question:   What are your thoughts on the letter from Caterpillar to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Republican Leader John Boehnor that if the Health Bill is passed they stand to loose 100 million dollars. [Posted 3/20/2010, by:  Easton Shakespeare, CLU, ChFC (CEO, President at EMCC Benefits, LLC)] Then there was my response: Easton, I will make four pointshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/nkcZh/~3/g1U9Wl9FseQ/2nd-update-caterpillar-health-bill.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Isabel Hogue)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?a=g1U9Wl9FseQ:ujOuGU6GtKI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?a=g1U9Wl9FseQ:ujOuGU6GtKI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?a=g1U9Wl9FseQ:ujOuGU6GtKI:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?i=g1U9Wl9FseQ:ujOuGU6GtKI:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?a=g1U9Wl9FseQ:ujOuGU6GtKI:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?i=g1U9Wl9FseQ:ujOuGU6GtKI:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/nkcZh/~4/g1U9Wl9FseQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://benefitsbubble.blogspot.com/2010/03/2nd-update-caterpillar-health-bill.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312859302921421584.post-3231767882357388234Sun, 28 Feb 2010 18:15:00 +00002010-02-28T13:15:16.649-05:00health care reformhealth insuranceHealth CareReform Congress NOWWhat is the real issue? It is that we have created a system of perverse incentives. The Healthcare industry and government together have adopted a business model whereby profits are not derived from cutting costs and offering efficient service, but rather, from maximizing insurance and government reimbursements. Profits are made by "gaming the system." Also note 4 interwoven issues: 1. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/nkcZh/~3/IGFGGbTqB2g/lawmakers-wrong-to-focus-on-premiums.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Isabel Hogue)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?a=IGFGGbTqB2g:Y-HqgF53RxE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?a=IGFGGbTqB2g:Y-HqgF53RxE:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?a=IGFGGbTqB2g:Y-HqgF53RxE:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?i=IGFGGbTqB2g:Y-HqgF53RxE:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?a=IGFGGbTqB2g:Y-HqgF53RxE:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?i=IGFGGbTqB2g:Y-HqgF53RxE:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/nkcZh/~4/IGFGGbTqB2g" height="1" width="1"/>http://benefitsbubble.blogspot.com/2010/02/lawmakers-wrong-to-focus-on-premiums.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312859302921421584.post-3294470172741993162Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:44:00 +00002010-02-10T09:44:48.972-05:00health care reformeconomics articlesReform Congress NOWHealth care reform done right does not mean allowing people who know nothing about the industry to take it over -- as Obama has taken over the auto industry, for example, and is trying to take over the banking industry. National Underwriter reports: Anthem Blue Cross of California, a unit of WellPoint Inc., Indianapolis plans "to increase the cost of individual health insurance policies sold in http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/nkcZh/~3/XwE1CtKpLDU/health-care-reform-done-wrong-vs-health.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Isabel Hogue)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?a=XwE1CtKpLDU:T7Y0rjT9978:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?a=XwE1CtKpLDU:T7Y0rjT9978:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?a=XwE1CtKpLDU:T7Y0rjT9978:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?i=XwE1CtKpLDU:T7Y0rjT9978:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?a=XwE1CtKpLDU:T7Y0rjT9978:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?i=XwE1CtKpLDU:T7Y0rjT9978:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/nkcZh/~4/XwE1CtKpLDU" height="1" width="1"/>http://benefitsbubble.blogspot.com/2010/02/health-care-reform-done-wrong-vs-health.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312859302921421584.post-3240587089854589482Thu, 04 Feb 2010 04:43:00 +00002010-03-05T21:03:49.648-05:00health care reformFaith in the Party line Changing the rules Just Walk Away, by Peter Pitts (2-2-2010)  "The House and Senate versions of healthcare reform are nearly 2,000 pages long. Some of the most expensive provisions in the bills are effectively unfunded and will indeed exacerbate our federal fiscal catastrophe . . . You're not hearing about it is because Democratic lawmakers are horse trading behind closed doors. And in case http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/nkcZh/~3/GrvKp2e8phM/obama-pledged-that-negotiations-on.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Isabel Hogue)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?a=GrvKp2e8phM:cAfk-l5G0ps:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?a=GrvKp2e8phM:cAfk-l5G0ps:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?a=GrvKp2e8phM:cAfk-l5G0ps:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?i=GrvKp2e8phM:cAfk-l5G0ps:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?a=GrvKp2e8phM:cAfk-l5G0ps:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?i=GrvKp2e8phM:cAfk-l5G0ps:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/nkcZh/~4/GrvKp2e8phM" height="1" width="1"/>http://benefitsbubble.blogspot.com/2010/02/obama-pledged-that-negotiations-on.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312859302921421584.post-6111752614757186016Sun, 31 Jan 2010 07:20:00 +00002010-03-05T21:06:12.184-05:00economic stimulusReform Congress NOWThis is not new news - it's just becoming more obvious. USA Today By Martin Crutsinger, AP Economics Writer (5/12/2009)    " . . . Social Security bonds exist only as bookkeeping entries. While the government is obligated to redeem those bonds, it has already spent the excess Social Security collections over the years to fund general government operations, providing the trust funds with IOUs . . http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/nkcZh/~3/qSjaqJUvTRo/medicare-paying-out-more-than-it-takes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Isabel Hogue)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?a=qSjaqJUvTRo:w_vzaZTzf68:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?a=qSjaqJUvTRo:w_vzaZTzf68:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?a=qSjaqJUvTRo:w_vzaZTzf68:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?i=qSjaqJUvTRo:w_vzaZTzf68:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?a=qSjaqJUvTRo:w_vzaZTzf68:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?i=qSjaqJUvTRo:w_vzaZTzf68:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/nkcZh/~4/qSjaqJUvTRo" height="1" width="1"/>http://benefitsbubble.blogspot.com/2010/01/medicare-paying-out-more-than-it-takes.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312859302921421584.post-3574593847446532058Mon, 18 Jan 2010 00:26:00 +00002010-01-17T20:02:18.290-05:00health care reformeconomics articlesReform Congress NOWIn the healthcare system of the future, the culture of political greed and corruption will be institutionalized in the working of Congress John S. Hoff, Our Kickback Future (January 11, 2010) " . . . it will set the stage for a perpetual process of deal making, with Americans’ healthcare held hostage . . . the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will have to decide whether lower-cost http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/nkcZh/~3/BFbIAkL5icA/heathcare-legislation-and-cancer-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Isabel Hogue)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?a=BFbIAkL5icA:o73dTq4CAjI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?a=BFbIAkL5icA:o73dTq4CAjI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?a=BFbIAkL5icA:o73dTq4CAjI:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?i=BFbIAkL5icA:o73dTq4CAjI:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?a=BFbIAkL5icA:o73dTq4CAjI:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?i=BFbIAkL5icA:o73dTq4CAjI:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/nkcZh/~4/BFbIAkL5icA" height="1" width="1"/>http://benefitsbubble.blogspot.com/2010/01/heathcare-legislation-and-cancer-of.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312859302921421584.post-6687226849795291279Tue, 05 Jan 2010 01:06:00 +00002010-01-04T20:34:21.946-05:00health care reformMedicareHealth CareThe fate of Medicare and the fate of Healthcare Reform are fatally linked. During the fall of 2009 I spoke at four Town Hall meetings on Health Care Reform. In each meeting, at least one older person made a comment in praise of Medicare. The physicians in attendance responded: That's great. But what will you do when your doctor no longer accepts Medicare? That's a good question. I am an http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/nkcZh/~3/7UgH2jIW9P8/linked-fates-medicare-and-healthcare.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Isabel Hogue)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?a=7UgH2jIW9P8:8k6VvZeIJJw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?a=7UgH2jIW9P8:8k6VvZeIJJw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?a=7UgH2jIW9P8:8k6VvZeIJJw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?i=7UgH2jIW9P8:8k6VvZeIJJw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?a=7UgH2jIW9P8:8k6VvZeIJJw:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?i=7UgH2jIW9P8:8k6VvZeIJJw:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/nkcZh/~4/7UgH2jIW9P8" height="1" width="1"/>http://benefitsbubble.blogspot.com/2010/01/linked-fates-medicare-and-healthcare.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312859302921421584.post-6322955230256499644Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:53:00 +00002010-06-06T16:20:49.171-04:00Reform Congress NOW http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/nkcZh/~3/mtuT1L68m9s/support-heritage-foundation.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Isabel Hogue)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?a=mtuT1L68m9s:8gepBJev_0g:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?a=mtuT1L68m9s:8gepBJev_0g:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?a=mtuT1L68m9s:8gepBJev_0g:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?i=mtuT1L68m9s:8gepBJev_0g:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?a=mtuT1L68m9s:8gepBJev_0g:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?i=mtuT1L68m9s:8gepBJev_0g:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/nkcZh/~4/mtuT1L68m9s" height="1" width="1"/>http://benefitsbubble.blogspot.com/2009/12/support-heritage-foundation.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312859302921421584.post-7619689966745536897Mon, 07 Dec 2009 23:09:00 +00002009-12-07T18:50:27.752-05:00health care reform The phrase "jump on the bandwagon" first appeared in American politics in 1848 when Dan Rice, a famous and popular circus clown of the time, used his bandwagon and its music to gain attention for campaign appearances. As campaigns became more successful, more politicians strove for a seat on the bandwagon, hoping to be associated with the success. Later . . .  "jump on the bandwagon" was used ashttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/nkcZh/~3/PBUVif_ep3M/racists-misogynists-and-bigots-against.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Isabel Hogue)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?a=PBUVif_ep3M:oqYy8I-xdDc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?a=PBUVif_ep3M:oqYy8I-xdDc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?a=PBUVif_ep3M:oqYy8I-xdDc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?i=PBUVif_ep3M:oqYy8I-xdDc:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?a=PBUVif_ep3M:oqYy8I-xdDc:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?i=PBUVif_ep3M:oqYy8I-xdDc:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/nkcZh/~4/PBUVif_ep3M" height="1" width="1"/>http://benefitsbubble.blogspot.com/2009/12/racists-misogynists-and-bigots-against.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312859302921421584.post-374478021660145826Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:49:00 +00002009-11-12T05:54:58.901-05:00economic stimulusThe Fed's Woody Allen Policy: Efforts to stoke a recovery may be creating new asset bubbles in equities and elsewhere. By JUDY SHELTON (NOVEMBER 11, 2009) "In the Woody Allen film 'Annie Hall,' the main character tries to explain irrational relationships by recounting an old joke. 'This guy goes to a psychiatrist and says, 'My brother's crazy, he thinks he's a chicken.' The doctor says, 'Well, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/nkcZh/~3/ud0FLacJnIM/to-make-omlet-you-have-to-break-some.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Isabel Hogue)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?a=ud0FLacJnIM:S9IWuO9pryI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?a=ud0FLacJnIM:S9IWuO9pryI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?a=ud0FLacJnIM:S9IWuO9pryI:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?i=ud0FLacJnIM:S9IWuO9pryI:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?a=ud0FLacJnIM:S9IWuO9pryI:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?i=ud0FLacJnIM:S9IWuO9pryI:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/nkcZh/~4/ud0FLacJnIM" height="1" width="1"/>http://benefitsbubble.blogspot.com/2009/11/to-make-omlet-you-have-to-break-some.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312859302921421584.post-5697200391330881265Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:35:00 +00002009-11-04T12:39:43.156-05:00health care reformReform Congress NOWDemand serious answers.   CNSNews.com: Madame Speaker, where specifically does the Constitution grant Congress the authority to enact an individual health insurance mandate? House Speaker Nancy Pelosi: Are you serious? Are you serious? CNSNews.com: "Yes, yes I am." [Pelosi's] press spokesman, Nadeam Elshami, then told CNSNews.com http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/nkcZh/~3/iUZTHXdVxts/ask-serious-questions-about.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Isabel Hogue)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?a=iUZTHXdVxts:eJ1eqPrhF8c:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?a=iUZTHXdVxts:eJ1eqPrhF8c:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?a=iUZTHXdVxts:eJ1eqPrhF8c:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?i=iUZTHXdVxts:eJ1eqPrhF8c:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?a=iUZTHXdVxts:eJ1eqPrhF8c:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?i=iUZTHXdVxts:eJ1eqPrhF8c:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/nkcZh/~4/iUZTHXdVxts" height="1" width="1"/>http://benefitsbubble.blogspot.com/2009/11/ask-serious-questions-about.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312859302921421584.post-2354260364740074413Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:25:00 +00002010-06-06T16:22:07.450-04:00economics articlesThe Benefits Bubbles are bursting -- andWe are being reduced to servitude One more headline in the Benefits Bubble continuum: Employers face huge pension bill By Danielle Andrus (October 21, 2009, From the October 21, 2009 Issue of Benefits Selling WEEKLY)  "Employers can expect to pay $89 billion into their defined benefit plans in 2010, and over $146 billion in 2011 unless they receive federalhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/nkcZh/~3/JtdPmTlYAhc/employers-face-huge-pension-bill.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Isabel Hogue)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?a=JtdPmTlYAhc:e6GKoOvT1xI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?a=JtdPmTlYAhc:e6GKoOvT1xI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?a=JtdPmTlYAhc:e6GKoOvT1xI:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?i=JtdPmTlYAhc:e6GKoOvT1xI:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?a=JtdPmTlYAhc:e6GKoOvT1xI:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?i=JtdPmTlYAhc:e6GKoOvT1xI:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/nkcZh/~4/JtdPmTlYAhc" height="1" width="1"/>http://benefitsbubble.blogspot.com/2009/10/employers-face-huge-pension-bill.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312859302921421584.post-4637515736453563066Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:04:00 +00002009-10-13T09:55:40.864-04:00health care reformFaith in the Party lineprotect Americahealth insuranceHealth CareShame on the health insurance industry   Now they are squealing --  when they see the knife coming. Why didn't the leaders of the health insurance industry put forward arguments for reform based on free-market solutions? Their pathetic "eve of the critical vote" effort to prevent the complete nationalization of the industry is too little and too late. Our industry leaders sat passively like http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/nkcZh/~3/NzByUMyBvLs/at-obamacare-table-but-on-menu-what.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Isabel Hogue)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?a=NzByUMyBvLs:hODaHAQQ0IQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?a=NzByUMyBvLs:hODaHAQQ0IQ:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?a=NzByUMyBvLs:hODaHAQQ0IQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?i=NzByUMyBvLs:hODaHAQQ0IQ:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?a=NzByUMyBvLs:hODaHAQQ0IQ:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?i=NzByUMyBvLs:hODaHAQQ0IQ:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/nkcZh/~4/NzByUMyBvLs" height="1" width="1"/>http://benefitsbubble.blogspot.com/2009/10/at-obamacare-table-but-on-menu-what.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312859302921421584.post-6266129670919622478Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:45:00 +00002009-10-07T13:01:25.281-04:00Medicaidhealth care reformMedicareprotect AmericaHealth CareSocial SecurityEach great assault on the free market, whether it be denominated a bailout, a stimulus, or some other species of purported salvation, brings us visibly closer to the complete ruin of an economic order that required centuries to build.---Watching our Rulers Destroy our World, by Robert HiggsBill Will Add $8 Trillion to Long-Term Medicare Obligations: (Mar 1 2007)http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/nkcZh/~3/_WQs8_Mlyao/we-sit-idly-while-our-own-government.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Isabel Hogue)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?a=_WQs8_Mlyao:jCC8d-PcPDs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?a=_WQs8_Mlyao:jCC8d-PcPDs:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?a=_WQs8_Mlyao:jCC8d-PcPDs:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?i=_WQs8_Mlyao:jCC8d-PcPDs:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?a=_WQs8_Mlyao:jCC8d-PcPDs:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?i=_WQs8_Mlyao:jCC8d-PcPDs:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/nkcZh/~4/_WQs8_Mlyao" height="1" width="1"/>http://benefitsbubble.blogspot.com/2009/10/we-sit-idly-while-our-own-government.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312859302921421584.post-1299741739661373481Fri, 02 Oct 2009 13:17:00 +00002009-10-02T10:35:02.114-04:00health care reformLawrence O'Donnell Outs New Taxes in Health Care BillBy Mike Sargent (October 1, 2009)O’DONNELL: I was down there yesterday in the Senate Finance committee markup. And nobody's covering what happened in the Senate Finance committee markup yesterday. No one covered anything that happened in the Ways and Means committee markup which lasted quite a while and created three new top tax brackets which http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/nkcZh/~3/84_0TbzeSww/health-care-bill-invents-new-forms-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Isabel Hogue)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?a=84_0TbzeSww:FCoxezycgIE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?a=84_0TbzeSww:FCoxezycgIE:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?a=84_0TbzeSww:FCoxezycgIE:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?i=84_0TbzeSww:FCoxezycgIE:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?a=84_0TbzeSww:FCoxezycgIE:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/blogspot/nkcZh?i=84_0TbzeSww:FCoxezycgIE:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/nkcZh/~4/84_0TbzeSww" height="1" width="1"/>http://benefitsbubble.blogspot.com/2009/10/health-care-bill-invents-new-forms-of.html