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This Is Health Care Reform?

By osquest | Published: July 17, 2009
Some politicians are saying the current health care “reform” bills will reign in costs. But the facts don’t seem to back up those statements. The Congressional Budget Office (which does non-partisan estimates) says all the proposed bills will actually increase costs. The bills seem to be targeted at increasing the income of health care providers [...]
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American Icon Dies

By osquest | Published: July 17, 2009
Walter Cronkinte, the iconic anchorman, has died at age 92. The New York Times recaps his career. Again showing my age, my memories of Walter Cronkite are mainly about watching him describe the moon landings and other space flights. The New York Times has a quote by Mr. Cronkite that our current news givers should consider: I [...]
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The $18 Million Website

By osquest | Published: July 11, 2009
The US government is spending $18 million to redesign the recovery.org website to help us keep track of government spending, with half of that money being spent over the next 6 months. $18 million for a website? Smartronix definitely has the connections. How can $18 million for a website be anything more than a payoff [...]
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People Just Need To Chill

By osquest | Published: July 10, 2009
Some people just need to relax. A New Jersey brewery has taken New Jersey’s reputation for being all highways and named some beers in honor of highway exits in Jersey. This has got the turnpike authority and MADD concerned that it might promote drunk driving. I don’t know what to fear more, that people are [...]
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