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Obamacare Shocker: Premiums Could Double
Newscom This morning’s Wall Street Journal published its own analysis of premiums under Obamacare, and its conclusions will prompt shock—rate shock—among those who need to buy health insurance under...
View ArticleThe Massive Costs of the Latest Obamacare Waiver
Policymakers are still recovering from yesterday’s shocking admission by the Administration that it can’t implement Obamacare’s employer mandate without destroying jobs. The announced one-year delay in...
View ArticleImmigration: White House Report Ignores Unfair, Unworkable, and Costly Amnesty
Today the White House released a report called “The Economic Benefits of Fixing Our Broken Immigration System,” detailing purported economic growth from immigration reform and drawing significantly on...
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The Obama Administration’s Fuzzy Premium Math
President Obama is scheduled to make an address talking about Obamacare this morning. He’s expected to claim that Obamacare is working to lower premiums. There’s only one problem with that claim: His...
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Rebutting President Obama on Obamacare and Premiums
Polaris/Newscom President Obama just finished speaking about Obamacare a few minutes ago. Several of his claims merit specific responses: The President claimed that Obamacare was serving as a “check on...
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Moody’s: Further Deficit Reduction Needed to Maintain Stable Outlook
RICHARD B. LEVINE/Newscom Moody’s changed the outlook on the U.S. credit rating from negative to stable this week, citing improving deficits. While this is good news, policymakers should curb their...
View ArticleANALYSIS | Obama’s Economic Speech: Another Summer Rerun
President Obama traveled to Illinois today to give the same tired, worn-out economic speech he’s been giving for almost five years now. Rather than offering new solutions that could revive the dormant...
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Sequestration Helps Force Needed Spending Cuts and Enables Private-Sector Jobs
Newscom The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a letter this week describing how canceling sequestration in 2014 would affect the economy. The CBO dutifully plugged the numbers into its...
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A Constructive First Step to Reform Social Security
Newscom Dave Camp (R–MI), chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, has announced a series of hearings on bipartisan entitlement reform proposals, the first of which is using the chained Consumer...
View ArticleWhite House Report Ignores That We Need a Better Economy, Not Amnesty
The White House yesterday released a report with state-by-state projected impacts from “commonsense immigration reform” that is “like the Senate bill.” It is the latest in a series of reports from...
View ArticleObamacare: Taking Away Americans’ Health Coverage
In Indianapolis, married couple Rod Coons and Florence Peace are satisfied with their current health insurance coverage: I’d prefer to stay with our current plan because it meets our needs....
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Are Americans Better Off Today Than They Were Four Decades Ago?
Newscom Many pundits and politicians argue that middle-class incomes have stagnated over the past generation. But more accurate data show that the typical household’s income has risen by at least...
View ArticleReporters Should Get Their “PolitiFacts” Straight on Obamacare
Does calling a reporter a “fact checker” make him or her more even-handed? Hardly. PolitiFact is a case in point. It is a website of the Tampa Bay Times, manned by journalists and editors. It purports...
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What You Need to Know About the Debt Limit
The Congressional Budget Office just dropped a budget update on Washington, and it’s not good. The U.S. government is spending recklessly—and Obamacare is adding fuel to the fire. The new report comes...
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Medicare Reform that Saves Seniors and Taxpayers Money
Newscom America’s finances are in a mess, and Medicare is one of the main reasons. But the good news—just confirmed by the Congressional Budget Office—is that there’s a way to save money for Medicare...
View ArticleKathleen Sebelius's Scare Tactics on Obamacare
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is already claiming that seniors would be adversely affected by House-passed legislation defunding Obamacare. Nothing could be further from the...
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Plan to Suspend Debt Limit Means Debt Would Rise to $17.8 Trillion
Win McNamee/Pool/Sipa USA/Newscom Treasury Secretary Jack Lew announced a new debt ceiling deadline today, urging congressional lawmakers and the President to come to an agreement concerning the...
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Watch Out, 20-Somethings: How Obamacare Hits Young People
Obamacare is going to be particularly rough for young adults in their 20s. “Insurance premiums are going to increase for a lot of consumers, but young adults are going to be hit the hardest,”...
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The Case for Medicare Reform in One Chart
Last week’s release of the annual long-term budget outlook by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) illustrates the need to control federal spending, and spending on health entitlements in particular....
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Could Obamacare Cause More People to LOSE Coverage Than Gain It?
Obamacare’s supporters have always claimed that the law will help increase the number of Americans with health insurance. But an analysis released yesterday provided persuasive data showing that the...
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