Employer-based health care insurance system is unsustainable

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: If you want to understand why a public option (government as insurer of last resort) for health insurance is both necessary and inevitable over the long-term, Jon Perr at crooksandliars.com explains it for you in this post. Employers Rapidly Shifting Health Care Costs to Workers: As the year-long health care debate approaches … Read more

Giffords on the upcoming health care vote

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by David Safier Here's a press release from Rep. Giffords. If you support her position in whole or in part, call her office and tell them. They get lots of calls from the other side. Local: (520) 881-3588. D.C.: (202) 225-2542. U.S. REP. GABRIELLE GIFFORDS’ STATEMENT ON HEALTH INSURANCE REFORM WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Gabrielle … Read more

Tax loopholes

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by David Safier It's time to get specific about what isn't being taxed in Arizona. Country club membership (because country clubs are a necessity for the rich like food is for everyone else?) Salon and spa services — massages, facials, haircuts, and so on 4-inch pipes (4-inch pipes?) Machinery bought for mining (because mining is … Read more

Message to Pearce: Al Melvin is having fun

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by David Safier It seems Russell Pearce is feeling a little heavy hearted about the cuts in the budget. “It's not easy and it's not fun for anybody, but you have no choice, you've got to do it,” said Sen. Russell Pearce, R-District 18, about the plan to solve the state’s $2.6 million budget deficit. … Read more