Monthly Archives: October 2014
Medical Costs
The United States health care system is in a state of crisis, and every effort our government has made to improve things has only made it worse. The most recent effort, Obamacare, attempted to create conditions that would allow all Americans to have access to health insurance. Instead, it just drove up the cost that […]
Read moreObamacare Problems
President Obama’s legacy will largely be judged based on the most important piece of legislation he championed, the Affordable Care Act – usually referred to as Obamacare. President Obama has been claiming that Obamacare has been a triumph for him and his administration. The Obama administration has announced that over 8 million Americans have enrolled […]
Read moreOver-Priced Utilities
Energy prices have never been higher in America than they are today. Energy costs for the average consumer have surged, nationwide. Most states are experiencing double digit price increases, even when inflation is taken into account. The only time in American history when energy costs have been nearly as high as they are now was […]
Read moreSgt. Tahmooressi
On October 1, 2014, the Secretary of Defense, Chuck Hagel, held a press conference on the subject of problems in the quality of medical care provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs. During this press conference, the Secretary of Defense and the Deputy Secretary Bob Work acknowledged that there are many problems with the medical […]
Read moreEbola in America
There are few people in America today who are unaware of the Ebola epidemic currently raging in West Africa. We are now in the midst of the most serious outbreak of this incredibly deadly disease since it was originally discovered in the late 1970s. In Liberia alone, over 2,000 people have died up to this […]
Read moreEPA Regulations
This year, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers proposed sweeping changes to the rules that dictate how farmers need to care for the water on their land. These rules are an amendment to the Clean Water Act, an important piece of legislation that protects our waterways from industrial pollution. However, recent […]
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