By Tag "Obamacare"
It's the craziest thing in the world!
It’s the “craziest thing in the world.” That’s what Bill Clinton said about ObamaCare mere weeks before the 2016 general election. It’s not often I find myself agreeing with Bill Clinton, but on this point, I do. Repealing [...]
Do conservatives really want to repeal ObamaCare?
And if not, why not? John C. Goodman of the Goodman Institute, and one of the first economists to promote Health Savings Accounts (HSA), asks, and answers, that question: Probably not. Here’s why: virtually every conservative health policy [...]
McConnellCare: the Bad and the Ugly
Cause there's not much good... Yesterday Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell unveiled his latest ObamaCare "replacement" plan. The bill, like prior versions, maintains key features of ObamaCare. However, this bill is demonstrably worst. For [...]
Will the budget OD on war on opioids?
Even though Congress is home for the Fourth of July "district work period," work is continuing on hammering out a deal on ObamaCare "replacement" legislation. Senator Rand Paul has suggested that all the deal making has turned the bill into [...]
This week in Congress
The big action this week is the Senate vote on their non-repeal, non-replace Obamacare bill. The bill remains a "work in progress," and is likely to remain so until the final vote, as Senate leadership cuts deals to get the votes needed to pass [...]
Murray Rothbard on ObamaCare: The Devil is in the Principle
Ok, he was not actually writing about ObamaCare but Hillarycare... Back in 1993, during the debate over "Hillarycare" (the "beta" version" of ObamaCare), most of the so-called "opposition" to the plan centered around the details. Critics said [...]
This week in Congress
The big news in Congress right now is the failure of McConnellCare. As I write this, a vote on full repeal of ObamaCare has not yet been scheduled, but one is expected soon. Senator McConnell has also invoked "Rule 14" on the FDA User Fee [...]
This week in Congress: Obamacare, NDAA, and Merle Haggard
The U.S. House and Senate are back from Independence Day "district work period" to take more of our Independence. The big news is, of course, continued attempts by the Senate to pass an ObamaCare "repeal" bill. The latest proposal floated by [...]
GOP: ObamaCare today, ObamaCare tomorrow, ObamaCare forever.
As the Senate continues working on on ObamaCare retention bill -- details of which should be released by the close of business today -- some Republican Senators are actually pushing for retention of some of ObamaCare's tax [...]
Ron Paul and Norm Singleton on the Republican Health Care Bill
Campaign for Liberty Chairman Ron Paul and President Norm Singleton issued the following statement on the Republican Senate health care bill: Ron Paul -- Like their colleagues in the House, the Senate Republican leadership has squandered an [...]