Posts Tagged ‘ health care ’

National Health Care Is Making Me Sick

Jun 15th, 2009 | By Emily Matthews | Category: Featured, Morning Whiskey
My daughter had nursemaid’s elbow.  We sat in the “casualty” (ER) waiting room.  I glanced around.  Nearby sprawled a semiconscious man with a bloody battered head.  A woman hunched in a chair rocking in pain.  The doors opened and two ambulance cots were wheeled in; one was taken back immediately, ...read more

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What You Can Expect from Socialized Medicine

May 5th, 2009 | By Linda Brady Traynham | Category: Featured, Personal Liberties, Politics
Those of us bellying up to the Whiskey Bar really prefer to discuss economic matters, but politics are impinging ever more heavily on the exciting pastime of making money through analysis, seeing patterns, and forecasting behavior and business trends, whether we believe in fundamentals, technical analysis, or our own private ...read more

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$59 Trillion in the Hole (and Counting)

Jun 1st, 2007 | By Michael Shedlock | Category: Macro Economics
USA Today is reporting, “Taxpayers on the Hook for $59 Trillion”: “The federal government recorded a $1.3 trillion loss last year -- far more than the official $248 billion deficit -- when corporate-style accounting standards are used, a USA Today analysis shows. “The loss reflects a continued deterioration in the finances of ...read more

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