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And the Supercommittee Failed…or did they?

So the Supercommittee, the one that was supposed to come up with one point something trillion dollars in cuts failed to reach an agreement. Basically the Republicans were of the opinion that they couldn’t add revenue through taxes because we’d … Continue reading

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Medicaid is Drowning the States

Medicaid is a program run by the Department of Health and Human Services, administered by each State, which provides health care to economically challenged individuals and families and other people who qualify for care. It makes up 16% of each … Continue reading

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No Shutdown

By now you should have heard that there was no government shutdown due to lack of congress hammering out a budget for 2011. They managed to shake hands with each other at roughly 11 pm the night before the deadline. … Continue reading

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