May 4, 2012
Insomniac Edition: Beastie Boys – Sabotage (1994)
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May 4, 2012
America Has The Best Health Care? Not In A Fact-Based World.
The United States of America has the highest health care costs of 13 industrialized countries with an average cost of $8,000 per person in 2009. Japan has the lowest costs at just $2,878 per person in 2008. This is from a study by The Commonwealth Fund, a private foundation whose mission is to “promote a high performing health care system that achieves better access, improved quality, and greater efficiency, particularly for society’s most vulnerable”.
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May 3, 2012
It ‘Only’ Takes Political Will To Make Sure Medicare And Social Security Survive
There is no question Medicare needs fixing. The biggest problem with Medicare is that it is a high-risk pool. Insurance will be expensive per person when the only people in the insurance risk pool are 65 and older or disabled. That makes it fairly remarkable that Medicare has managed to survive for as long as it has. The reason it has survived is because of a vast supply of political will and public support. But sooner or later we are going to have to address the root issue, high risk. All insurance works by having diversified risk whether it’s car insurance or health insurance. Therefore, diversifying the risk pool when it comes to Medicare means extending it to all Americans, or ‘Medicare for all’. Having one insurance payer makes the financing of health care simpler and more efficient. Removing profits from the financing side of health care means nobody is deciding what is and isn’t covered based on shareholder sentiment and CEO bonuses. Removing profits means less overhead, hence less costly health care. Fixing health care in this country means extending the same coverage your grandparents have to all Americans.
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May 2, 2012
The Right-Wing Extremist Vision For America
I want to start by pointing out that I’m not talking about true conservatives in this article. I’m talking about a growing faction of right-wing extremists that have taken over the Republican Party and who are advocating policies that have no resemblance to conservatism.
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May 2, 2012
Video: Mitt Romney Speaking At “Papa John’s” Private Fundraiser
Mitt Romney speaking at a private fundraiser at the house of Papa John’s founder John Schnatter. Romney can’t heap enough praise towards Republicans and their wealthy friends.
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May 2, 2012
American CEOs enjoy 15% pay rise in second year of double-digit hikes
Boom time for America’s top bosses in 2011 contrasts with wider economy, where average wages have been little better than flat
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May 1, 2012
Cartoon: Democrats vs. Republicans
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May 1, 2012
Stephen King Scribes Tirade Against Right-Wing Anti-Tax Idealogues
In a Daily Beast op-ed, author Stephen King blasts the anti-tax crowd that controls the Republican party. King believes it is the patriotic duty of the rich to contribute more and if inequality is not addressed the rich, and their bought politicians, may ultimately face an unpleasant backlash.
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April 30, 2012
Alex Castellanos Uses ‘Conservative Bubble’ Logic To Explain Gender Pay Gap
In a clash with Rachel Maddow on this past Sunday’s Meet the Press, Republican pundit Alex Castellanos said there are reasons why women make less than men, but even while saying that he denied they actually made less. Because in Castellanos’ mind, women aren’t making less when his “reasons” are taken into account.
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