Shining the light of transparency on lobbyist group

I absolutely love it when the light of investigative reporting shines into the dark corners of lobbying. I giggle with joy every time anonymous corporate contributors, under some patriotically named organization, are exposed. It’s the right of every American to lobby the government, but it twists my knickers when corporations hide behind a [...]

When Medicine went Mad

Watching the latest round of Nazi epithets shouted during town hall meetings causes me to seriously doubt the quality of American education. That in one generation, Americans have forgotten the facts of Nazi Germany and dare to compare U.S. health reform to it is appalling.
Much has been written about the MSNBC article [...]

TARP pay back nets big returns

Daniel Gross writes in the latest edition of Newsweek that Treasury has made big profits from the banks that have paid back their TARP loans.

The spreadsheets at financialstability.gov document the status of the 667 investments, worth $204.4 billion, made under the CPP. Morgan Stanley, which borrowed $10 billion in October 2008, paid back the cash [...]

As long as I get mine, the heck with you….

That seems to be the mantra of many seniors attending town hall meetings this summer. How many times have we seen images on TV of seniors carrying signs saying, “ No Socialized health care;” “No socialism;” “No government run health insurance;” and numerous other similar signs?
At the same time seniors are saying no [...]

The reality of the health care debate

I am very partisan on this issue because I have a pre- condition: rheumatoid arthritis (RA). This is not a condition caused by lifestyle. It’s a virus. A virus that affects the immune system and probably, according to recent science, affects those who have a genetic predisposition to the disease. My [...]

The cost of health care – actual HIPPA premium costs

Yesterday I researched the existing cost of HIPAA health care policies in California. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), passed by Congress in 1996, was designed to assist people who had lost their health insurance annd needed insurance. HIPAA particularly aids those who have pre-existing conditions obtain coverage.
According to the [...]