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The liberty generation?
According to a new poll from Harvard University's Institute of Politics, "millennials," defined as people between the ages of 18-29, have a historically high level of distrust in all institutions of government.* From Business [...]
Taxpayers will pay $53,000 per newly insured under Obamacare
According to a new analysis, the cost of Obamacare per newly insured will come in at a little over $53,000. From The Daily Caller When the costs of Medicaid and CHIP’s publicly-funded health coverage is set aside, the total cost of private [...]
Taking from the poor to give to the rich
Bonnie Kristian has an excellent article over at Rare about how government programs, such as Medicare, Obamacare, and Social Security, transfer wealth from the relatively young and poor to the relatively old and rich. Between 1984 and 2009, [...]
Healthcare.gov crashes on day of enrollment deadline
Today is the "deadline" to enroll in Obamacare. I use this term loosely because the government recently announced it has extended the deadline to enroll. This despite statements from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services spokeswoman Julie [...]
Obama extends deadline to enroll in ObamaCare Exchanges
Late last night The Washington Post reported that the Obama Administration will allow individuals to enroll in health insurance plans via the federal exchanges after the March 31st deadline. This comes just two weeks after Health and Human [...]
My experience with Obamacare
Last fall, I decided to drop my health insurance. Nothing was wrong with it, but I decided I preferred a Health Savings Account plan. I had one at a previous job and really liked it. So I took to the internet to research the best plans. I [...]
ObamaCare Claims Another Job
Late last night, the Obama Administration confirmed that Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has resigned. From The New York Times: Kathleen Sebelius, the health and human services secretary, is resigning, ending a stormy [...]
Ron Paul Classic: End the Mandate
Since March marked the fifth year anniversary of the passage of the "Affordable Care Act," (Obamacare), and since Monday was the deadline to register for the Obamacare exchanges, this seems like a good time to revisit then-Congressman Ron Paul's [...]
It’s time to decouple health insurance from employment
It’s time to decouple health insurance from employment. The reason the vast majority of Americans receive their health insurance from their job goes back to FDR’s wage and price controls in the 1940s. Since the government made it illegal [...]