House GOP pens 230-page health bill draft

Nov 3 2009 By ERICA WERNER Associated Press Writer H/T Breitbart News

WASHINGTON (AP) – After months spent criticizing Democrats’ health overhaul plans, House Republicans have produced a draft proposal of their own. It’s much shorter and focuses on bringing down costs rather than extending coverage to nearly all Americans.

A 230-page draft was obtained […]

GOP on health care: In 568 words, what’s wrong with 1,990 pages

by Byron York Chief Political Correspondent Washington Examiner 10/31/09

House Republican Leader John Boehner gave the Republican radio address today, and in 568 words made a simple and compelling case for what is wrong with the Democrats’ 1,990-page health care proposal — and for what should be done instead.

“This 1,990 pages of bureaucracy will […]

BigGovernment: Pelosi Health Care Bill Blows a Kiss to Trial Lawyers

Pelosi Health Care Bill Blows a Kiss to Trial Lawyers by Capitol Confidential Breitbart’s BigGovernment.com

The health care bill recently unveiled by Speaker Nancy Pelosi is over 1,900 pages for a reason. It is much easier to dispense goodies to favored interest groups if they are surrounded by a lot of legislative legalese. For example, […]

Meanwhile, back in Chicago

by Joyce Capron American Thinker October 28, 2009

Obama’s hometown newspaper, The Chicago Tribune, today recommends GOP ideas on healthcare: tort reform, allowing sales across state lines, and extending healthcare-related tax benefits to individuals.

The potential for cost savings seems to be what motivated the paper, which endorsed Obama for President in 2008, to […]

The Conscience of a Capitalist

The Whole Foods founder talks about his Journal health-care op-ed that spawned a boycott, how he deals with unions, and why he thinks CEOs are overpaid.

By STEPHEN MOORE The Wall Street Journal October 3, 2009

“I honestly don’t know why the article became such a lightning rod,” says John Mackey, CEO and founder of […]

The Whole Foods Alternative to ObamaCare

The Wall Street Journal August 11, 2009 by JOHN MACKEY

The Whole Foods Alternative to ObamaCare Eight things we can do to improve health care without adding to the deficit.

“The problem with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people’s money.” —Margaret Thatcher

With a projected $1.8 trillion deficit for 2009, several […]

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