Some small-business owners are having to cut costs or go on hiring freezes because of additional costs incurred by the Affordable Care Act.
A powerful typhoon has left at least 10,000 dead in the Philippines. The head of the country’s UN delegation said he would fast until the group makes “meaningful progress” in the fight against climate change.
The Obamas are hosting a breakfast at the White House for military veterans and their families to observe Veterans Day.
Amazon customers in L.A. and New York got some good news today after the online retailer said it would offer home delivery on Sundays.
ABC anchor Amy Robach will have a double mastectomy this week after her televised mammogram uncovered evidence of cancer.
This article appears in Nov 6-12, 2013.
“Additional costs incurred by the AFFORDABLE Care Act.”
Freedom is slavery
War is peace
Ignorance is strength
The majority of people whining that their health insurance plans are being cancelled have probably never had to make a claim. I know a small business owner who has been supplying his employees health insurance for many years. His own family recently had a major health issue, and he was astounded to find out that he still owed many thousands of dollars even after his “inexpensive” health insurance plan paid. REAL health insurance is expensive.
As long as health insurance remains a for profit enterprise, health emergencies will continue to be the largest single cause of bankruptcy in America. The primary problem with Harry Reed’s Affordable Care Act is that it forces insurance companies to insure people that they don’t want because they make too many claims. The plan that the president proposed, and that originally passed the house, created a government program where the uninsurable could buy government insurance. The Republican plan, on the other hand, is “Where did you get the idea that you are entitled to health care?”.
DLP, why don’t you spell out explicitly the moral case for providing Person A with the labor of Person B at the expense of Person C?