Posts Tagged ‘Chris Dodd’
Making the Affordable Health Care bill more affordable
Only the federal government, in general, and, Sen. Dodd (D. Ct.), in particular, could try to pull this one off with a straight face. When Americans gasped at the cost of the “affordable” health care bill (some $1.6 trillion), the administration saw the chances of it passing drop precipitously. So, Sen. Dodd, and democrats on the…
Read MoreFood Police: How many calories are in that olive?
And, does it matter whether it is a black olive, or a green olive? Luckily, we’ll soon find out. Given the obvious, clear cut dangers to our health posed by salad bars, the Affordable Health Choices Act being pushed by Sen. Dodd (D. Ct.) will come to our rescue. This proposed legislation provides, Section 403(q) of…
Read MoreYet another reason you will not be able to keep your own health insurance
After a slight diversion into the Cap and Trade fiasco, I’m back to Sen. Dodd’s (D. Ct.) Affordable Health Choices Act. From earlier posts, you already know that keeping the insurance you like may be difficult because if it doesn’t get the government’s “Good Housekeeping” seal of approval, a tax will be imposed on you…
Read MoreNational Oral Health Surveillance System
At this point in my wanderings through the “universal health care bill” being pushed by Sen. Dodd (D. Ct.), I thought a bit of levity might be in order. Either that, or my brain has turned to mush at only page 376 of this svelte 615 page proposed bill. Oral hygiene is certainly a good thing. …
Read MoreMr. President, read the health care bill, Part II
My earlier post explaining that you will not be able to keep your health care plan even if you like it, brought a good question from several readers. It concerned the “tax” that will be imposed on you if you do not participate in a “qualified plan”. Remember, that’s the tax designed to “enhance participation”…
Read MorePresident Obama, read the health care bill
You will not be able to stay with your current health insurance plan. I’m still slogging my way through the mind-numbing 615 page “Affordable Health Choices Act” being pushed by Senator Chris Dodd (D- Conn.), so this is likely to become the first in a series of posts dealing with the issue. But, as “keeping your…
Read MoreDodd on Government Health Care: First we go after the smokers … then
First they came for the smokers … but we already know they are evil so that’s OK. But if you think it’s going to stop with the smokers you are oh so wrong. When the government becomes your health care provider … the government will control your lifestyle too. All of you … all of…
Read MoreDodd: Another day … Another dollar – Update: Video
Well it seems that Kevin Rennie was correct. It seems I was correct. It seems your better instincts were correct. That Irish cottage that the senior Senator bought for a song with the help of his financial friends is worth just a little bit more than he had disclosed. OK … more than a little…
Read MoreUh Oh … Dodd stops the bleeding
Well, could it get any worse for a Democrat in a blue state? Based on why most people in Connecticut dislike him, I would expect he is far from rehabilitated. Dodd, who has served in the Senate for close to 30 years, trails Simmons, 45 percent to 39 percent, the poll found. However, those numbers…
Read MoreObama on the evils of credit cards
We used to say the company that gets a union deserves a union. On Friday the President outlined the reasons behind the new credit card legislation and I can’t say that I disagree with many of the things he says here … whacking people who pay on time with higher rates to boost profits may…
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