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Obama says look at excess regulation – How about calorie counts on menus?

By Steve McGough / January 19, 2011 /

Yesterday, President Obama had an OpEd piece – yes, he really did – in the Wall Street Journal calling for a review of regulations that place “an unreasonable burden” on business. Let’s see if he is serious. How about nixing the stupid part of the health care legislation – a.k.a. Obamacare – that demands restaurants with 20 or…

Health care trade-offs – big increases in premiums, costs, for 2011

By Steve McGough / August 20, 2010 /

Really simple actually. If the federal government mandates additional coverage – like coverage for 26 year old “kids” and no lifetime or yearly limits – the cost to provide that coverage will go up. We know that is exactly what Democrats in Congress want. Ask your employer. Ask small business owners. Health care costs are…

Government mandated drug testing … slippery slope in West Virginia

By Steve McGough / February 20, 2013 /

One of the problems I have with government-mandated testing for those receiving government assistance is simple. If that’s appropriate, where does it end? In West Virginia, a delegation is suggesting kids must pass a series of three drug tests before getting a drivers license. From CBS 13 in West Virginia, with my emphasis in bold.…

More federal government threats concerning state teen driving rules

By Steve McGough / March 16, 2012 /

It continues. Here is another example of the federal government politicians and bureaucrats sticking their collective noses into the rights of the people and the state. Again, they’re threatening to hold back federal transportation dollars if states don’t capitulate to the demands of Washington, D.C.

Price controls ensure health care insurance companies will drop coverage

By Steve McGough / February 22, 2010 / Comments Off on Price controls ensure health care insurance companies will drop coverage

I can say this with complete certainty. If President Obama gets his way and institutes price controls to “ensure” health care premiums don’t increase “too much”, insurers will simply drop out of the market.

Connecticut not backing Democrat health care legislation

By Steve McGough / January 22, 2010 /

From a poll released yesterday by the Yankee Institute in Hartford, we find Connecticut likely registered voters oppose current legislation in the House and Senate to reform health care by a margin of 51 percent to 34 percent. I thought Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) was telling us Connecticut voters wanted this legislation?

Mandates ensure higher health care costs – not corporate greed

By Steve McGough / December 4, 2009 /

Senators in Congress – lead by Senator Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.) – are demanding health insurance companies provide “free” services including screenings for breast, cervical, ovarian and lung cancer, heart disease and diabetes, as well as postpartum depression and domestic violence.

Dodd on Government Health Care: First we go after the smokers … then

By Jim Vicevich / June 15, 2009 /

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…

Business lesson – government regulations result in price increases

By Steve McGough / November 24, 2008 /

Maybe some people are OK with this, but I’m going to continue to point out government regulation of private business results in higher prices. When government mandates a specific service, do you think that the business will just cover the extra cost? It does not work that way, and those flying on Air Canada and…