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Tidal energy?

By SoundOffSister / July 25, 2012 /

Unless you live in Maine, or read today’s Boston Globe, what follows may be unfamiliar to you.  It was to me.

Thank you America…Love, Maine

By SoundOffSister / August 5, 2010 /

On Wednesday, the Senate overcame a filibuster for a bill that would send $26 billion to the states to “prevent teacher layoffs and help states with Medicaid costs”.  The bill will now pass the Senate this week.  As a result, Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi (D. Ca.) has quickly called all House members back from their…

Not so fast, Maine

By SoundOffSister / July 12, 2012 /

We posted yesterday about the state of Maine’s decision to cut back their Medicaid eligibility rules to the eligibility mandated by the federal government.  Maine is considering this cut back for two reasons. 

Another approach to health insurance: deregulation

By SoundOffSister / May 31, 2012 /

In 1993 Maine enacted health insurance regulations that, among other things, told insurance companies that they pretty much had to charge the same premiums to all who applied.  This concept is called “community rating”, and it is an essential piece of Obamacare. 

Promises, promises, promises

By SoundOffSister / September 30, 2009 /

President Obama is set to speak before Congress and the nation Wednesday evening about his plans for universal health care in this country.   So far, three promises seem to stand out among the rest as the linchpins upon which his plan is based.  Should he mention any of them in his national speech, here is…

Class Envy Continues – States Extort from Aircraft Owners

By Steve McGough / May 2, 2008 / Comments Off on Class Envy Continues – States Extort from Aircraft Owners

In the early 1990s, the U.S. Congress enacted a new law that taxed “luxury” items 10 percent. This was a big deal, since automobiles priced more than $30,000, boats more than $100,000, jewelry more than $10,000 and aircraft priced more than $250,000 were all targeted in the effort to enrich the government coffers. So, why…

Visual Version of Health Care

By TomTGRWolcott / October 3, 2009 /

I think it is difficult for some to visualize what would happen if Obama Care, or Universal Health Care or what ever it is that you choose to call it gets passed by the Senate and the House. But on the cover of Healthcare Ledger could be the best visual aide in understanding what  universal health care…

The definition of health care insanity (see MA, ME, TN, HI)

By SoundOffSister / October 3, 2009 /

Someone, far smarter than I, once defined insanity as repeating the same behavior over and over again, and expecting a different result.  Were that same person looking at the current proposals for health care reform, I suppose that person would conclude that both Congress and the President are insane. All of the health care proposals floating…