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“Right of Conscience” Amendment: Blatant Misrepresentation of Constitution, Republicanism

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The US Senate, today, March 1st, plans to vote on a Republican-sponsored amendment that would restore “the right of conscience” to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (AKA Obamacare). The Senate’s bill, which would hope to reverse the Sebelius/Obama Contraception regulation without any actual reference to ‘contraception’ or the regulation they hope to reverse. … Continue reading →

Communications / Economy / Gov. Officials / Other

Data vs. Design: Key Problems Facing CBO and other Agencies

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CBO and other government agencies produce huge amounts of data every day. They typically compile them into reports and glean out the important trends that will advise and inform policy makers. Traditionally these reports involve simple line and bar graphs with a few pie charts. However, the explosion in info graphics and interactive data has … Continue reading →

America / Culture / Economy / Gov. Officials / Healthcare / Other / Politics / Presidency / Regulation / Rule of Law / Tax / U.S. Domestic Policy

Obamacare’s Medicaid Mandates on States; Oppresive and Wrong on Every Level

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There are many unconstitutional elements of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (a.k.a. Obamacare). One of these elements, lurking the midst, not getting the attention it should receive in the mainstream, at least not anymore, is unconstitutional Federal mandates on the states (as it relates to Medicaid). Under Obamacare states can choose to either … Continue reading →

America / CFPB / Economy / Other / Regulation / Uncategorized

Rebuilding and Altering the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

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Deep Breath Before the Plunge It would be an understatement if the hearing on February 8th, 2011 would be considered as anything less than tame. During opening statements alone, which were typically no longer than two minutes, both attacks and decibels were on the rise. Whether on the attack or coming to the defense of … Continue reading →

Healthcare / Other / UN

World Health Organization Releases New Statistics

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The World Health Organization released their annual data book on health-related data of its 193 Member States. Data includes topics ranging from  Health Expenditures and health workforce, infrastructure and essential medicines. Below, I created a quick visual that gives a small preview of the new report with key and interesting information pertaining to certain countries. … Continue reading →