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How the president is fixing Obamacare
A new report describes the president’s announcment today: “Responding to his administration’s ongoing struggles with the launch of Obamacare, President Barack Obama announced a proposal today that would enable insurance companies to grant one-year extensions to the health plans of
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Book describes CA problems, how to fix them: Part 2
This is Part 2 of a two-part series. Part 1 is here. The book reviewed is “The Beholden State: California’s Lost Promise and How to Recapture It,” a collection of essays edited by Brian C. Anderson, the editor of City
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How to apply for Obamacare
Here’s a link to apply for Obamacare: Click here. Or on this image:
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Book describes CA problems, how to fix them: Part 1
This is Part 1 of a two-part series. Part 2 is here. If you listen to Gov. Jerry Brown and his allies, “California is back” from the deficits and dysfunction of a few years ago. Not so fast. A new
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U.S. unfunded liabilities really more than $200 trillion
In the past I’ve written here about the U.S. federal budget not being $17 trillion in the red, but more than $200 trillion (with a “t”). The calculations come not from some right-wing activist, but from Prof. Laurence Kotlikoff, a
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Bonus babies: $516 million to state workers
How is the state government working for you this year? Is that Covered California/Obamacare rollout going smoothly? Well, then you should be happy at this AP report on bonuses paid to state workers: “The total cost reached $516 million in
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CA suffers highest percentage of poor
This kind of puts a kink in Gov. Jerry Brown’s insistence that “California is back.” According to a new study by the U.S. Census Bureau, when housing is factored in, California has the nation’s highest poverty rate, at 23.8 percent.
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In VA, govt. workers elect govt. governor
The victory of Democrat Terry McAuliffe for governor of Virginia shows the power of the federal government over local elections in the D.C. area. Virginia used to be a conservative state; and still is in most areas outside of Northern
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