Economist Jonathan Gruber gained wide notoriety in November when it seemed that each new day revealed a new video of the MIT professor arrogantly crowing about his uber-insider participation in what he portrayed as deception of “too stupid” American voters and Congress in the effort to get the health care law passed. I think it […]
Obamacare Could Implode: The IRS Rule Supreme Court Case
On Friday, November 7, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to review a case that could cause the health care law to implode. The Court will very likely hear oral arguments on the case, referred to as King v. Burwell, this coming March and issue a ruling in June. The potential impact on President Barack Obama’s […]
The Lesser of Two Evils is Still Evil
I was sitting at my kitchen table today sorting through the week’s mail, the lion’s share of which was campaign mailers from political candidates. That’s not surprising, since the primary election is May 13th. What was a surprising coincidence was, at that very moment, one of the candidates for the state legislature in my district […]
OBAMACARE: When You Put Out a Fire, What Do You Replace It With?
No matter how disastrously some policy has turned out, anyone who criticizes it can expect to hear: “But what would you replace it with?” When you put out a fire, what do you replace it with? — Thomas Sowell I agree wholeheartedly with Thomas Sowell, so you may be surprised to learn that the purpose […]
Health Care Law’s Achilles Heel? A Growing Legal Morass
There are a number of well-kept secrets about the health care law, but I think the increasing legal morass has become the most important. “Morass” is a negative word: A growing number of citizens, businesses, and the state of Oklahoma have turned to the court system to seek relief. This means Americans are – or […]
Ruling: State Lawsuit Against Illegal ObamaCare IRS Rule Can Proceed
On August 11, 2013, a federal judge ruled that the State of Oklahoma has standing to proceed with a lawsuit challenging an Internal Revenue Service rule issued in May 2012 regarding premium subsidies in the form of tax credits and penalties delivered through the Affordable Care Act’s insurance exchange provisions. Oklahoma’s Attorney General Scott Pruitt […]
Not Really Adjourned: NE Legislature, Medicaid Expansion, ObamaCare
“No man’s life, liberty or property are safe while the Legislature is in session.” ~ Gideon J. Tucker, 18661The quotation is often attributed to Mark Twain, but that’s an error. We previously gave attribution to Twain ourselves. Gideon Tucker does …continue Wednesday, June 5, was the final day of the 103rd Unicameral, 1st Session. I […]
Senator Bob Krist Withdraws As Co-Introducer of Medicaid Expansion Bill (LB577)
District 10 GOP Senator Bob Krist withdrew as co-introducer of the bill aimed at an extensive expansion of Nebraska’s largest welfare program. So, now what? Read full articleSenator Bob Krist Withdraws As Co-Introducer of Medicaid Expansion Bill (LB577)
Nebraska Medicaid Expansion: LB577 in Limbo
Just how much of the health care law will be implemented in Nebraska now depends in large measure1 The extent to which implementation of the health care law in the state will occur doesn’t rest solely upon the question of whether or not …continue on what the events in the Unicameral Tuesday and Wednesday actually […]
It’s Funny? Even If Medicaid Expansion Saved Money, Citizens Wouldn’t See a Penny
Politicians, government bureaucrats, and the growing class of largely nonprofit corporate types who live off revenues siphoned from government entitlement spending make many a bizarre argument and manage to do it with a straight face. It’s a rare moment when you can catch them chortling over the idea of pulling the wool over the citizens’ […]
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