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Ohio Joins the Growing List of States Taking on Health Care Reform

Upon taking office, the new Attorney General of Ohio, Mike DeWine, has made the decision to have his state join the twenty four other states who are currently suing the federal government over health care reform. DeWine supersedes the previous Attorney General who had refused to join the other plaintiff states listed in the Florida [...]

Ohio Joins the Growing List of States Taking on Health Care Reform

Upon taking office, the new Attorney General of Ohio, Mike DeWine, has made the decision to have his state join the twenty four other states who are currently suing the federal government over health care reform. DeWine supersedes the previous Attorney General who had refused to join the other plaintiff states listed in the Florida [...]

Independent Women’s Voice Speaks Out Against Obamacare

In December of 2010, Independent Women’s Voice took a stand and spoke out against Obamacare. In a bold move, the organization drafted a letter that was sent to Senators, urging them to repeal Obamacare, and more specifically to get rid of the Continuing Resolution, or CR Omnibus. The CR Omnibus is part of legislation in [...]

Military Tanks For Sale – A Blast Investment

Before knowing where to buy military tanks for sale, it is important to unserstand, the history of the emergence of military tanks in the modern world. The earliest military tank was called the FT-17. These had turrets. Even in the present day world, many military tanks are built on the same French technology. Legend has [...]

New Health Care Law Highlights Addictive Nature of ‘Doc Fixes’

It appears that the concept of ‘doc fixes’ may just be addictive. The senate has passed four of these fixes in the year 2010, with two of them lasting just thirty days, and the other two lasting no longer than six months. Because the republican party has had nothing but difficulty stopping the new health [...]

Protect Your Territories By Joining An Airsoft War

Many people like purchasing firearms (real or toys) for a hobby or their own peronal amusement. There are many useful games fashioned out of guns and which are really safe to indulge in. Airsoft war is an endeavor that is basically used in military training and it bears a strong resemblance to the game of [...]

Health Reform Cost: Does Anyone Really Know?

The new Obama health plan has been met with a great deal of opposition, mostly due to the fact that no one is certain what the true cost will be for the general public. While the United States health care system was in need of an overhaul, most agree this plan is simply not the [...]

Will Employers Bear Increase Health Benefits Costs or Pass to Workers?

Employers all over the country have been planning for the New Year, long before anyone will actually pop the champagne and start the holiday festivities. This is because the new health care reform has left employers scrambling to figure out the plan as well as deal with the added costs. Health benefit costs are now [...]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: What Does It Do?

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) became law in March of 2010 as part of the new health care reform, also referred to as Obamacare. This new act makes several provisions to the current system, and includes such changes as: insurance companies no longer being able to deny coverage for pre-existing conditions, tax [...]

Austin Capital Metro Faces Potential Labor Issues as it Works Through Budget Troubles

As Austin Capital Metro looks toward the future in an attempt to stabilize its budget, one area that is particularly touchy is that of labor disputes. Already, the transit authority has faced a three day labor strike. Although the strike didn’t cause the transit to shut down completely, it certainly caused some issues. Furthermore, while [...]

What is Obamacare?

Earlier this year, Congress passed a new health care bill, better known as “Obamacare”, in an effort to clean up the health care industry, and make medical treatment more affordable for all Americans. While the first of the benefits of this plan have just been put into effect, many citizens have been left with more [...]

What is an Electronic Petition?

An electronic petition is similar in nature to a traditional paper petition, however it is posted in an online setting for people to read through and then sign electronically. Many people do not believe that electronic petitions are worthwhile and feel as though they are often ignored by the intended target. The truth is, since [...]

Where Do Medical Professionals Stand on Health Care Reform?

With all of the talk of the new Obama health plan, and all of the health care activist organizations asking for it to be repealed, many people have not truly listened to the opinions of a major component to this equation: the medical professionals. So, where exactly do medical professionals stand on the health care [...]

American Health Care System: In Trouble or OK?

Ever since Obamacare was passed, there have been a great many debates surrounding the health of the American health care system. While there are many opponents to the health care reform bill, and many people believe that we must repeal Obamacare, many people also believe the true problem lies with cost and personal responsibility, not [...]

What is ALEC?

ALEC, stands for the American Legislative Exchange Council, and is a non-partisan, conservative, nonprofit group of state legislators along with private sector advocates. The group works to develop “model laws” to help states and is also a networking medium for other legislatures to research how problems and policy projects have been dealt with in other [...]

What is an Incumbent?

The basic definition of an incumbent is a person who is the current holder of a particular political office. The word is typically used during times of election, and has become a main focal point of the nation’s new health care law. Ever since the new health care package was passed people have had a [...]

Humanity Requires Personal Responsibility

Hugo Alfredo Tale-Yax was a day laborer from Guatemala who came to the United States in order to provide for his family back in Guatemala. To get to the U.S., he walked across Mexico. The journey was long and difficult, but worse things waited for him at the end of his journey. Hugo arrived in [...]

Deporting Our Best and Our Brightest

The Statue of Liberty on Ellis Island contains a bronze plaque inscribed with the poem “The New Colossus” by Emma Lazarus. Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame,With conquering limbs astride from land to land;Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall standA mighty woman with a torch, whose flameIs the imprisoned lightning, and her [...]

Canadian Court Violates Parental Rights

A twelve year old Canadian girl was grounded by her father for posting inappropriate pictures of herself online and chatting on websites that her father had tried to block. As unsafe as the Internet is for children, this would normally be considered to be protecting your child as a conscientious parent. The little girl didn’t [...]

What Is Air Soft War?

Air soft is an endeavor that is used for amusement or military training and is similar to paintball. Paintball as you might be aware shoots pellets from a special paintball gun which paints or stains a color on the clothing of the one who is hit while airsoft pellets do not color the attire of [...]