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Boston Health Care Rally – Surprise!

September 7, 2009 By soffner

The rally was organized by Organizing for America, President Obama's group.  I wasn't too excited about going, and at first it was dispiriting.  The signs by the organizers said nothing about a Public Option, let alone a robust … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: capuano, health-care, lynch, public-option, single-payer, tierney

The cost of not having a social safety net

July 29, 2009 By soffner

THE COST OF NOT HAVING A SOCIAL SAFETY NET We hear a lot about how Europeans pay very high taxes and how lucky we are to be living in a country with low taxes.  However, I have been doing some quick "back of the envelope" calculations … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: social-safety-net, taxes

Yes We Can!

January 1, 2009 By soffner

In 1980, Ronald Reagan was elected president.  He proclaimed that it was "morning in America".  He then proceeded to ignore every long term problem facing the country and the world, while busting unions, doubling the military … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: bailout, barack-obama, global-warming, iraq, national, renewable-energy, ronald-reagan, single-payer-health-care

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