by David Safier This made page 20 in today's NY Times, which is fine, since it's a New York paper writing about Arizona. But for Arizona, it's a front page news story — or it should be. The argument by Brewer, et al, that the transplants denied state funds don't work has been debunked. If … Read more
by David Safier David Leonhardt, writing in the NY Times, describes some of the 20th century yelling and screaming over every expansion of the safety net. He begins with a who-said-this quote which happens to be Reagan's statement against Medicare in the 1960s: “We are against forcing all citizens, regardless of need, into a compulsory … Read more
by David Safier Yesterday I wrote that newly elected AZ Republican congresspeople David Schweikert, Paul Gosar and Ben Quayle should refuse that socialized health care they complained about on the campaign trail but get as members of Congress. According to a DNC press release, some newly elected Republicans are doing just that. When Rep.-elect Andy … Read more
by David Safier We've got a new crowd of "principled conservatives" from Arizona who are unpacking their jammies in their new Washington digs. They're not politicians. They mean what they say. They stick to their guns. And they hate "Obamacare." So I'm sure they'll turn down that socialist health care they get for being members … Read more
Great debate footage on America's healthcare system featuring former Senator Dr. Bill Frist and former presidential candidate and DNC chair Dr. Howard Dean. Excellent! Munk Debate on Health Care from Sherry Naylor on Vimeo.