Just a quick post today to call your attention to a bill in the Unicameral that’s not attracting much attention, but should. WHEN THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE HELD A HEARING CONCERNING THIS BILL ON FEBRUARY 25TH, NO ONE SPOKE IN OPPOSITION. LB512 was introduced by Senator Jim Scheer (Dist. 19), who’s a new face in the […]
NEGOP: Help us understand how you differ from Democrats
I am in receipt of your recent Chairman’s Report update, and would like to report an injury; I have some bruising of the chin area, sustained when my jaw hit the floor from incredulity. This from the state Republican Party chairman whose senators own a super majority in the legislature, the same legislature that is about to pass without serious debate, challenge, or objection, a huge increase in the Nebraska Medicaid entitlement program? Read full articleNEGOP: Help us understand how you differ from Democrats
A Little Music to “Sequester” By
For those of you who dread the Kalends of March, repeat after me: The world will not end if the federal government spends only $15 billion more this year than last. Repeat as needed. When a panic attack is imminent, listen to this song. Try singing along. Oh, and one more thing . . . […]
Unicameral’s Health Committee to Hear Medicaid Expansion Bill (LB577) Feb. 28th
Editor’s Note: This article is part of a series, see the bottom for a complete list. The Unicameral’s Health and Human Services Committee will hold a hearing tomorrow, February 28th, on LB577, the bill to expand the state’s Medicaid program, and on LB578, a companion bill to create a funding mechanism for expansion. It’s scheduled […]
Pelosian Economics: Medicaid Expansion as Fiscal Stimulus
Supporters of LB577, the bill that would expand Medicaid in Nebraska, argue that expansion will result in an economic boom due to the infusion of approximately $3.5 billion in “free” federal tax dollars. Specifically, they predict at least $700 million annually in new economic activity, which could finance at least 10,000 new jobs annually, from […]
The Myth of Nebraska’s Sovereignty Resolution (10th Amendment)
It’s both incredibly ironic and highly appropriate for me to be writing this article at this time. As February 2010 neared its end, I was very tired, but excited about GiN’s ongoing effort in support of what most people would identify as the State Sovereignty or Tenth Amendment Resolution. That resolution, LR539 1 Note that […]
LB577: Nebraska’s Unaffordable Care Act
This article is part of a series.find the complete list published to date at the conclusion of this article. Governor Heineman has vocally opposed the expansion of Medicaid in Nebraska on the ground that it is unaffordable. At the risk of exposing the cynical side of my nature, it seems obvious to me that the […]
Projections re Cost of Medicaid Expansion: Too Good to Be True
Editor’s Note: This article is part of a series, see the bottom for a complete list. There are a lot of Latin phrases you learn when you’re in law school. Some of them have even made their way into common, everyday English! One of those is the warning caveat emptor, “Let the buyer beware.” Expressed […]
Money for Nothing and Health Care for Free
Author’s Note: This is the seventh in a series of articles about Nebraska’s Medicaid program, the Unicameral’s apparent intent to expand it, and the many reasons why expansion is an uncommonly bad idea. Although they don’t have to be read in order, here are links to the previously-published articles in the series – see the […]
Dr. Benjamin Carson — Speaking Truth to Power
The phrase “speaking truth to power” is actually of Quaker origin from the fairly recent past — 1955 to be exact. It was the title of a pamphlet published by the Society of Friends that suggested to the two major superpowers nonviolent means of resolving the Cold War. If it appears cliché to the reader, […]
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