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Category Archives: health care reform
Papa John’s CEO’s 16 Acre Estate Not Big Enough Yet to Give Employees Health Care
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Share the post “Papa John’s CEO’s 16 Acre Estate Not Big Enough Yet to Give Employees Health Care”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailWith the reelection of President Obama, pizza mogul and longtime funder of right wing politics John Schnatter despairs of being able to add … Continue reading
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Morning Awful: Papa John’s Plaza
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Share the post “Morning Awful: Papa John’s Plaza”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail John Schnatter founded Papa John’s Pizza and then went on to become a source of right wing political funding. Lately, he’s been doing his best imitation of a Randian producer by threatening … Continue reading
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The True Confession of Mitch McConnell
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Share the post “The True Confession of Mitch McConnell”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail I love the word “obfuscation.” It’s such a brilliant description of any Republican caught in the headlights of an interview, especially about healthcare reform, and with what they’d replace the recently-proclaimed … Continue reading
Progressives Have One Million Plans
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Share the post “Progressives Have One Million Plans”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail One of the more hilarious right wing memes out there is the idea that every progressive is a Saul Alinsky acolyte. Alinsky titled his book Rules For Radicals because all too often, … Continue reading
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Alabama Will See Things We’ve Never Seen Before
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Share the post “Alabama Will See Things We’ve Never Seen Before”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailAlabama won’t be getting a new dime of new revenue. Governor Robert Bentley has taken the no-new-taxes pledge, so instead lawmakers will fill the hole with cuts to Medicaid and … Continue reading
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April Fool’s, We’re Dead
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Republicans Want Medicare to Cost Less Except When They Don’t
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Share the post “Republicans Want Medicare to Cost Less Except When They Don’t”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailPaul Ryan’s “Path to Prosperity” would slash Medicare spending by voucherizing it. Greg Sargent at WaPo: The cuts in Medicare, Medicaid, and other health care programs — including … Continue reading
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Jeff Sessions Against My Mom
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Share the post “Jeff Sessions Against My Mom”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailIf Republican legislators have their way, Arizona women will no longer be able to use birth control without their employers’ permission. I wish I was making this up. House Bill 2625 mirrors the … Continue reading
Morning Awful: Alabama Ultrasound Sexual Torture
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Share the post “Morning Awful: Alabama Ultrasound Sexual Torture”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailAlabama will dare to tread where Virginia faltered. HB418 and SB12 would require doctors to perform an invasive ultrasound if it would display the fetus more clearly — and they would have … Continue reading
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Morning Awful: Steve King
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Share the post “Morning Awful: Steve King”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailRemember, an accident victim in the ICU should have to answer questions about their immigration status — but God forbid they should be able to purchase health or auto insurance. Via ThinkProgress.
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Health Care Law Saves Californians $283 Million
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Share the post “Health Care Law Saves Californians $283 Million”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailCalifornia Blue Shield customers are getting a $283 million credit on their bills thanks to the ACA: Although Thursday’s action affects only nearly 2 million of Blue Shield’s policyholders in California, … Continue reading
