Not that enrollment was brisk in December. On Wednesday, the Department of Health and Human Services announced that enrollment in the Obamacare private exchanges increased by 1,146,071 in January. In December, HHS reported 1,788,000 enrollees in the month of December. That suggests a drop-off of approximately 500,000, ... MOREObamacare Enrollment Rate Slows Markedly In January
Not that enrollment was brisk in December. On Wednesday, the Department of Health and Human Services announced that enrollment in the Obamacare private exchanges increased by 1,146,071 in January. In December, HHS reported 1,788,000 enrollees in the month of December. That suggests a drop-off of approximately 500,000, ... MOREMatt Welch: The Prohibitionist Curse
Exposed by failure. Economists specializing in international development have
identified what they call the "resource curse": Contrary to
expectations, an abundance of lucrative natural resources is often
associated with poor economic performance. Although you'd think
that sitting on trillions of gallons of oil would make your ... MORE
John Stossel: The Privileged People
The cronies who compose the ruling class. Politicians say, "We're all equal," and pretend that they represent everyone. But, in fact, they constantly pick winners and losers. America is now like the place described in George Orwell's book "Animal Farm": "All animals are equal," but some are "more equal than others." "Animal Farm" was ... MOREBarry Farber: The Latest Marxism In America
Spotlighting Obama's 'The Good Life = less income' claim. Her father stuck his tongue out at her and aggressively allowed her big sister every advantage. He even threatened to strike her with his cane. He once forced her to display her “first bra” at the dinner table. And what was her major complaint about him at the end? He wanted her ... MOREEmployers Forced To Get IRS Permission For Layoffs
by Lennie Jarratt. President Obama has once again decided to change a law without Congress. This time he is delaying the employer Obamacare mandate until 2016 for companies with 50-99 employees. He also lowered the percentage of companies of 100 or more to have to offer 70% of it’s employees coverage instead of 95%. If you remember ... MOREObamaCare: Repeal Is Not Impossible
by Dom Armentano. Obamacare was sold to the American people as a humanitarian attempt to provide health insurance to the poor and to individuals with a pre-existing medical condition who had been denied coverage. If you were not poor, did not have a pre-existing condition, and already had health insurance and were satisfied with its ... MORE
Why Teaching How To Beat Polygraphs Can Land You In Jail
by Joshua Swain. Last September,
Chad Dixon was sentenced to 8 months in a federal
prison for teaching clients counter-measures for polygraph
tests. Federal prosecutors charged Dixon with obstructing
justice—they view his business as undermining an important tool
used to check the credibility of government employees and prosecute ... MORERand Paul Announces Class-Action Suit Against NSA
from Fox News. Sen. Rand Paul on Wednesday announced what he described as one of the largest class-action lawsuits in history, taking President Obama and top intelligence officials to court over National Security Agency surveillance. "This, we believe, will be a historic lawsuit," the Kentucky Republican said. The suit, joined by conservative ... MOREJohn W Whitehead: Putting Big Brother In The Driver's Seat
V2V transmitters, black boxes & drones. Time to buckle up your seatbelts, folks. You’re in for a bumpy ride. We’re hurtling down a one-way road toward the Police State at
mind-boggling speeds, the terrain is getting more treacherous by the
minute, and we’ve passed all the exit ramps. From this point forward,
there is no turning ... MOREJ.D. Tuccille: The Right To Take (Even Really Stupid) Risks
The beauty of self-determination. There's nothing like the feeling of a motorcycle sliding out from beneath you on a busy thoroughfare to focus the mind beautifully on the value of life. As your ass bounces from the cushioned seat toward the hard tarmac with the screech of unseen cars slamming on their brakes to your rear, you have ... MORERandom Thoughts On The Passing Scene
Tidbits of wisdom from Thomas Sowell. It is amazing how many people still fall for the argument that, if life is unfair, the answer is to turn more money and power over to politicians. Since life has always been unfair, for thousands of years and in countries around the world, where does that lead us? I am so old that I can remember when ... MOREWalter E Williams: Dependency, Not Poverty
There is no material poverty in the U.S. Here are a few facts about people whom the Census Bureau labels as poor. Dr. Robert Rector and Rachel Sheffield, in their study "Understanding Poverty in the United States: Surprising Facts About America's Poor", report that 80 percent of poor households have air conditioning; nearly three-quarters ... MORE
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