Once again the media is pushing stories about obscene health insurance company profits. According to a recent report from Health Care For America Now, health insurance company profits for 2009 were over 56% higher than 2008. The report also called out CIGNA for a whopping 346% increase in profits. The liberal-leaning, union-bankrolled Health Care...
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Obscene Health Insurance Company Profits for 2009
Reagan Vision Took Time to Develop
Reagan Vision Took Time to Develop By Robb Austin Politicians are flocking to the cable news networks in an effort to keep themselves in the public eye – with the hope they may stay relevant to the voters, and pick up a handsome pay check as well. The latest politician to make the leap...
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Obama Support in Free Fall?
Where Have All the Bumper Stickers Gone? By Robb Austin Politicians know the best supporters are those who are not afraid to be public about their support – putting a yard sign up or a bumper sticker on their car. This is a clear signal they are proud of who they like and want...
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Obama Increases Deficit and Debt
Incinerating a Hot Potato By Scott Spiegel If deficit spending is the way out of an economic downturn, as leftist economists like Paul Krugman keep telling us, then one way to characterize President Obama’s approach to reviving the ailing economy is “killing it with kindness.” Another is “tough love” – not the kind where...
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Social Security Is Now In The Red
For years, the Federal Government has kept budget deficits lower than they would have been by borrowing money from Social Security. However, now this borrowing has lead to a situation where Social Security is now in the red. In fiscal year 2010, Social Security will run a cash deficit of $28 billion. As pointed out...
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Four Smart Health Care Reform Steps Democrats Won’t Consider
In the recent SOTU address, the President told opponents to the Democrat health care reform plans to come up with better ideas and he will consider them. The problem is that congressional Democrats have been crafting the health care reform bills in secret and behind closed doors. They have forgotten that bipartisanship means working...
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