Less than 24 hours after Republicans won control of the House, soon-to-be-speaker John Boehner denounced the new health care law, saying it would "kill jobs in America, ruin the best health care system in the world, and bankrupt our country" -- and renewed his vow to try to repeal it. Kaiser Health News asked people around the country to answer the following question: "If you ended up in an … [Read more...] about Riding An Elevator With Boehner: What Would You Say?
Obamacare Takes a Shellacking
President Obama clearly doesn’t get it. His post-election news conference shows that he believes his health-policy agenda was correct and may only need a bit of “tweaking.”Despite his acknowledgement that Democratic incumbents took a “shellacking,” he did not back down from the policies that caused dozens of them to lose their seats.The president clearly is in denial. Health-care reform was very … [Read more...] about Obamacare Takes a Shellacking
Puerto Rican Madness
Puerto Rican Gov. Luis Fortuño has proposed tax cuts that could be a huge boon to the island’s stalled economy, but there is a dark side to his proposal involving a huge tax increase on major employers that could cost the island hundreds of thousands of jobs.Gov. Fortuño plans to cut personal income and corporate taxes for Puerto Rico-based companies, but he is paying for it with $5.8 billion in … [Read more...] about Puerto Rican Madness
Health Reform: What’s Next
Grace-Marie discussed how the health overhaul law will affect small businesses.PowerPoint presentation Handouts … [Read more...] about Health Reform: What’s Next
ObamaCare Vote Haunts Congressional Candidates
We have to stay out of the political fray, yet we couldn't help but notice that it is the Democratic congressmen who switched from voting "No" to "Yes" on ObamaCare who are in the biggest trouble on the campaign trail. Pollsters Bill McInturff and Peter Hart found, in a pre-election survey on the Obama health plan and the 2010 elections, that health care is indeed a huge issue with voters. And … [Read more...] about ObamaCare Vote Haunts Congressional Candidates
Top 10 Reasons ObamaCare is Unraveling
Many embattled House Democrats who voted to pass ObamaCare just seven months ago no doubt wish they had listened to the American people rather than to their leadership and said "No!" to the massive health overhaul law. If a Democrat boasts about voting Yes, it is such a rarity that it makes news. In all but a very few races, support for the law is a huge liability on the campaign … [Read more...] about Top 10 Reasons ObamaCare is Unraveling
Top 10 Reasons ObamaCare is Unraveling
You have to wonder whether embattled House Democrats who voted to pass ObamaCare just seven months ago would have stood up to their leadership and said "No!" if they had known what an albatross the law would become on the campaign trail. If a Democrat boasts about voting for the health overhaul law, it is such a rarity that it makes news. In all but a very few races, support for the law is a huge … [Read more...] about Top 10 Reasons ObamaCare is Unraveling
ObamaCare Requires Urgent Dismantling
Scott Gottlieb and Tom Miller are correct to recommend options for the states to resist the health-care overhaul law in "How to Reform ObamaCare Starting Now" (op-ed, Oct. 14). But Congress still must do heavy lifting to put the brakes on the tidal wave of federal taxes, spending and new authorities which the law mandates, starting now. Its $500 billion in new taxes will be passed on to consumers … [Read more...] about ObamaCare Requires Urgent Dismantling