32 million more Americans will have insurance. Flagrant insurance industry abuses will be banned. And student loans will be reformed.
All of that is well and good, but of course the most important thing about the healthcare bill is that it is now much harder for Europeans to play the “at least we have healthcare” argument [...]
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Healthcare bill passes; neutralizes Europe’s last ‘zinger’ against us
Forget the soda tax, it’s time for a salad tax!
For the last few weeks, the tofu-and-sushi-eating crowd has been pushing to slap new taxes on soda and juice drinks in an effort to regulate what we eat. They say that sugary drinks are a public health issue because drinking too many can make you fat.
It is certainly true that consuming excessive amounts of any [...]
The “Joe Wilson approach” to dealing with unscrupulous merchants
So, Congressman Joe Wilson (R-Confederacy SC) shouted “YOU LIE” in the middle of the President’s Healthcare speech last week, and his outburst has been pretty much the only political news story since then. Wilson, his Democratic challenger and the DCCC have all raised a boatload of money off the event, making “YOU LIE” the shortest, [...]
What is more American: Big Gulps or Credit Cards?
Big Gulps and using your credit card for everything are two pillars of the American way of life. But a story in today’s New York Times reports that the companies that brought you the Big Gulp and promulgated no-fee (to the consumer) credit cards are at loggerheads.
At issue: interchange fees.
If you’re a regular reader of [...]
