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Congratulations! She’s Having His Baby . . . and You’re Paying for It!

Originally published February 8, 2013, By Linda. Updated July 21, 2015. 1 Comment

Congratulations! She’s Having His Baby . . . and You’re Paying for It!

Author’s Note: This is the fifth 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, and see the […]

Filed Under: Bar Room Banter, Budget, Budget, Charity vs Welfare, Civil Society, Deficit, Featured, Federal, Founding Principles, Government Spending, Health Care, In the News, Like Drunken Sailors, Nebraska, Personal Responsibility, Progressivism, Senators, Sovereignty, Taxes, Unicameral, Welfare Tagged With: birth rate among women on welfare, birth rate decline, birth rate for welfare moms, birth rate for welfare mothers, birth rate increase, birth rates in nebraska, births in nebraska, births in nebraska paid for by medicaid, charity welfare relief public assistance entitlements, economic justice, entitlement mentality, entitlement programs, entitlements, expanding entitlement programs, expanding entitlements, expanding medicaid, expanding nebraska medicaid, expansion of entitlements, expansion of social welfare programs, expansion of welfare, gaming the system, having my baby anka, human nature, lincoln journal star, medicaid, medicaid birth rate increase, medicaid pays for nearly half of all births, medicaid program, medicaid spending, medicaid spending for births, moral hazard, nebraska birth statistics, nebraska medicaid, nebraska vital statistics, number of births in nebraska paid for by medicaid, paul anka, paul harvey, sense of entitlement, social justice, stereotypes, the rest of the story paul harvey, typical person on welfare, welfare, welfare fraud, welfare stereotypes

It’s The Electability and Inevitability, Stupid

Originally published March 8, 2012, By Shellinda. Updated July 21, 2015. 3 Comments

It’s The Electability and Inevitability, Stupid

We don’t know about anyone else, but we’re a little tired of having our intelligence insulted. We started writing this article on Monday, well before the votes were in from “Super Tuesday”. When family matters interrupted our task, we hoped we’d be proven wrong and just have to scratch this article. But, alas, as the […]

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Reasons U.S. in Trouble: There Are Signs Everywhere (Literally)

Originally published September 7, 2011, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated September 16, 2014. 3 Comments

Reasons U.S. in Trouble: There Are Signs Everywhere (Literally)

Updated October 13, 2012 Note: Even if you don’t live in Nebraska, you are likely to find this article of interest. In fact, we would ask you to read it and see if you notice similar phenomena in your area. If so, we encourage you to leave comment (see bottom). A few weeks ago, Linda […]

Filed Under: Agenda 21, Budget, Featured, Government Spending, Health Care, Immigration, Like Drunken Sailors, Nebraska, Sustainable Development, Taxes, Welfare Tagged With: chris beutler, cleaner greener lincoln, commercial real estate bubble, commercial real estate bubble nebraska, community action partnership, coventry nebraska, department of health and human services, doctor bear, early childhood education, english as official language, entitlement programs, first five nebraska, fraud waste abuse welfare programs, government advertising, government advertising welfare programs, government billboards, head start, health care fraud, health care reform, hell's grannies, lancaster and saunders counties, lancaster county saac, lancaster county substance abuse action coalition, lincoln council on alcoholism and drugs, lincoln energy challenge, lincoln real estate, lincoln real estate bubble, lots of for sale signs lincoln businesses, mayor beutler, medicaid, medicaid enrollment, medicare, monty python, mortgage meltdown, nebraska businesses, nebraska constitution, nebraska medicaid, nebraska primary industries by sector, nebraska senior medicare patrol, nebraska seniors, nebraska shiip, obamacare, omaha diversity manuals, putting the aid in medicaid, schips program, size of government nebraska, smp nebraska, sober kids, soberkids.org, stimulus funds, Sustainable Development, united healthcare, wasteful government spending, welfare enrollment, welfare nebraska, welfare programs

Prenatal Care Bills LB1110/LB599 – It’s NOT About Abortion Anymore

Originally published July 28, 2011, By Linda. Updated April 12, 2012. Leave a Comment

Prenatal Care Bills LB1110/LB599 – It’s NOT About Abortion Anymore

[jbox color=”white” width=”800″ shadow=”3″ jbox_css=”color:#800080; border:4px solid #2a5555;” content_css=”color:#393939;” icon=”http://grassrootsne.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/gin-exclamation-point-e1333583663780.jpg” title=”Important Article Note”] One of the subjects in this article has become part of a long-running series provides. Readers interested in this issue are encouraged to see a list of related articles, found at the following link: GiN articles about LB1110, Prenatal coverage, Medicaid expansion […]

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Lame Duck Session: Earmarks, Tax Cuts & More…Greasy Pork…or Red Herrings?

Originally published December 23, 2010, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated December 23, 2010. 1 Comment

Lame Duck Session: Earmarks, Tax Cuts & More…Greasy Pork…or Red Herrings?

By Shelli Dawdy During this seemingly endless lame duck session of Congress, there have been several pieces of onerous legislation discussed, debated, and commented on. Recognizing the likelihood of a historical drubbing on Election Day,  Democrats withheld action on key legislation, clearly planning an effort to pass their wish list before losing their current level […]

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Ever-Expanding Welfare: He May Be My Brother, But He’s Getting Heavy

Originally published December 2, 2010, By Linda. Updated April 15, 2018. Leave a Comment

Ever-Expanding Welfare: He May Be My Brother, But He’s Getting Heavy

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Battle For the Future: A Nation of Makers or Takers?

Originally published November 26, 2010, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated February 1, 2013. Leave a Comment

Battle For the Future: A Nation of Makers or Takers?

As the holiday weekend continues, if you’re looking for some substantive diversion from the usual pursuits, I have the following documentary to recommend. It seems a very appropriate moment to recommend it as we are nearing the end of one year and ready to begin a new one. Hosted by John Stossel and aired on […]

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E Pluribus Unum? LPS Thinks Not So Much.

Originally published October 26, 2010, By Linda. Updated May 8, 2012. Leave a Comment

E Pluribus Unum?  LPS Thinks Not So Much.

Is there such a thing as American culture anymore, or has the push for “multiculturalism” essentially destroyed the values, traditions, beliefs, and experiences we, as Americans, once commonly held? In an October 2, 2010, article in the local paper, Lincoln Public Schools touted its hiring of four “advocates” to represent African-American and Hispanic students within […]

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DOA or Resurrecting the Dead? Nordquist One World & LB1110

Originally published October 16, 2010, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated April 28, 2012. 4 Comments

DOA or Resurrecting the Dead? Nordquist One World & LB1110

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Nebraska Appleseed Not Happy: Judge Refuses Injunction

Originally published September 19, 2010, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated September 19, 2010. 1 Comment

Nebraska Appleseed is a Lincoln-based entity that seems to be on the wrong side of just about every issue limited government types are concerned about. If it costs money, grows government, facilitates the welfare state, promotes a “green” agenda, and potentially raises taxes, odds are high…Nebraska Appleseed would be for it. GiN’s “Deserving of Darts” […]

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