March 2012
8 posts
Went back and read it...
After going back and reading the article linked below, I see they in fact did call attention to the preference a majority of Americans have for single-payer. And I like the way they describe PPACA, as something that nobody wanted.
“…most people do understand the central element of the law, the “individual...”
– All U.S. Constituencies Oppose Obama’s “Individual Mandate” for Health Care (via azspot)
And was there a follow up question asking those that oppose being forced by the government to buy insurance from a private company whether they preferred to buy from a public option or single-payer?
“But we seem to want to be free from that obligation as well. This morning in...”
– Supreme Court and Obamacare: why the conservatives are skeptical of the Affordable Care Act. - Slate Magazine
America the Possible: A Manifesto, Part I →
How can we gauge what has happened to America in the past few decades and where we stand today? One way is to look at how America now compares with other countries in key areas. The group of twenty advanced democracies—the major countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), including the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Japan, the Nordic countries, Canada, and...
“A middle school teacher who read to his students from Ender’s Game is on...”
– Teacher’s Job in Jeopardy for Reading to Kids from Ender’s Game
(via girlwithalessonplan)
Oh good Lord. I guess it’s also pornographic when I have to see the old guys at the YMCA after my workout. They stroll around the locker room like they’re on a nudist colony.
I would...
Homo Economicus: Thoughts on Slutgate →
jewpiter:
I’ve been debating my Catholic friend about what exactly constitutes an infringement of his religious liberty. Where is the line?
I’ve got him to admit that it’s not an infringement for an employee of a Catholic institution to use their salary to buy birth control. In that case, the choice is…
Well written, and, again, the answer, if conservatives are to be believed that this...
