Healthcare can be a daunting topic for most Americans. There is a very negative stigma attached to it: expensive, complex and bureaucratic – just to name a few. According to the HealthLiteracyFactst2009(1), eighty-eight percent of Americans aged 16 and older do not have proficient health literacy. Unable to interpret clinical information, like prescriptions, health charts … Continue reading
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Hispanic voters not flexing their muscles at the polls, yet
Over the past week the Huffington Post ran two articles about Hispanic voters and their thoughts and feelings leading up to the 2012 Presidential Election. It is widely publicized that the Hispanic population in the United States is growing rapidly and could possibly double by 2050. Therefore, one might believe it reasonable to assume that … Continue reading
Repealing vs. Reworking the CLASS Act
The House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee held a meeting on Wednesday to review the Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) Act. Although the CLASS Act bill was passed and became a law over a year ago, committee members from both political parties acknowledge that the bill needs to be changed. Republicans were … Continue reading
Healthcare / Politics / UN
One successful Millennium Development Goal can have many positive outcomes
The United Nations’ “Millennium Development Goals” (MDGs) are a set of eight target areas that many nations believed needed improvement and should be universally available to all world citizens. With access to international funding and global support, many nations have been working towards achieving the following goals: “eradicating extreme poverty and hunger, achieving universal primary … Continue reading
To Give and To Be Taken From: Doctors in America Going Bankrupt
Perhaps the most controversial bill passed in the last 20 years was the Affordable Care Act (ACA). On the coming of the bill’s second anniversary, the Center for American Progress (CAP) hosted a forum, aptly titled “Illustrating the Success of Health Care Reform”. Three major panelists, Jonathan Gruber, Liz Fowler, and Dr. Alice Chen all … Continue reading
Debate analysis: rowdy SC audience shows discontent with candidates
“It is now time for our party to unite around the candidate best equipped to beat Barack Obama,” said Jon M. Huntsman Jr. as he ended his campaign for the Republican nomination yesterday.[1] Throwing his support behind frontrunner Mitt Romney, Huntsman ended a policy-driven campaign based on pragmatism that failed to resonate with GOP voters. … Continue reading
QE3 a Recipe for Inflation
By Logan Albright Last week Federal Reserve officials announced that they may be willing to implement a third round of quantitative easing in hopes to boost the struggling U.S. economy. This comes just one day after a report that consumer borrowing increased dramatically in the month of November, indicating a growing level of confidence in … Continue reading
What IS economic justification? A government divided is a government failing.
Earlier on January 17, 2012, The Department of Energy (specifically the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy) published the “Energy Conservation Program for Certain Industrial Equipment: Energy Conservation Standards and Test Procedures for Commercial Heating, Air- Conditioning, and Water-Heating Equipment”. This regulation mandates new industry standards for certain types of listed commercial and industrial … Continue reading
Our First Hispanic President: Mitt Romney?
Ruben Navarette Jr. raised an interesting question in his latest CNN article, “Could Mitt Romney be America’s first Hispanic President?” As Romney has swept through Iowa and New Hampshire it seems that the GOP could have its first Hispanic Presidential Nominee. Yes, Romney is Hispanic. His father was born in Chihuahua, Mexico, which borders Nevada … Continue reading
Obama’s Controversial Recess Appointments: Can Pro Forma Sessions Prevent This?
Last Friday, Assistant Attorney General Virginia A. Seitz released an opinion letter titled, “Lawfulness of Recess Appointments During a Recess of the Senate Notwithstanding Periodic Pro Forma Sessions.” The letter addresses the concerns many people have, including the Senate, as to the Constitutionality of President Obama’s recently announced intent to make four recess appointments during … Continue reading
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