Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Medicare and the Ryan Budget
Health care is on the mind of many Americans. The Supreme Court is taking up Obamacare. Costs are going up at an alarming
pace. The access to quality medical care is eroding. Hospitals are under pressure and closings are rising. Doctors brace for
reduced payments for services. No wonder any proposal for altering the trajectory of all these trends gathers interest. Medicare
is the gorilla in the federal budget china shop. This primate is hungry for more takings. Survival of the fittest may well
come down to the realignment of the entire health care system. Just what can the public expect out of this struggle for wellness? Read the entire article
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Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Industrial Wind and the Production Tax Credit
The glimmer has been lost from industrial wind. The "Green" promises of an alternative energy hits a brick
wall when applied to this industry. By an objective analysis standard, wind projects make no economic sense. Just look at
some of the provisions that subsidized this botched industry. Read the entire article
7:40 am edt
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
College Education Economics
For previous generations, the dream of a college education for their children was a primary motivation. Gaining access
to the teachings of higher learning is certainly a laudable objective. While this goal still holds true, there is a systemic
disconnect from attending institutions that cost a king’s ransom and having marketable skills to earn a generous income
in the post industrial economy. When government employment becomes the most sought after occupation, the economic future of
the country sinks into deep decline. The old correlation with the higher your education, the greater your income, is no more.
Read the entire article
9:50 am edt
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Governments Acting as Venture Capitalists
The Solyndra debacle is not the exception. The practice of government funds underwriting the costs of questionable ventures
is a failure of basic common sense and meaningful oversight. The lack of wisdom in adopting a public policy that picks and
chooses actual companies for government subsidies, should be self-evident. However, the crony relationships that finance elections,
writes the legislation and is rewarded with fat government checks is so entrenched that hardly an eyebrow is raised with the
exposure of each new scandal. Read the entire article
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