By Michael F. Cannon
Here’s the story from WIUS, the NPR affiliate at the University of Illinois Springfield: A health exchange is one of the main initial components of the Affordable Care Act. It’s basically a table of insurance plans people who don’t currently have coverage could choose from once the national health care law hits its stride. If [...]
From the Annals of ObamaCare: ‘Illinois Suspends Insurance Exchange Setup’ is a post from Cato @ Liberty – Cato Institute Blog
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By Michael F. Cannon
(This blog post first appeared at Cato@Liberty following the release of the 2006 Medicare and Social Security trustees’ reports. I repost it, with updated links and “exhaustion dates” because sadly nothing else has changed.) Sometimes, Governments Lie Year after year, federal officials speak of the Social Security and Medicare trust funds as if they were [...]
Sometimes, Governments Lie (6th Anniversary Ed.) is a post from Cato @ Liberty – Cato Institute Blog
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By Michael F. Cannon
In today’s Wall Street Journal, Alan Blinder writes one of the most error-ridden and discourse-debasing op-eds I have ever read. About any topic. Ever. A sampling: [O]ur country was founded on the idea that the rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness are inalienable. Access to affordable health care is surely essential to two [...]
Alan Blinder Owes Me $5 for Wasting My Time is a post from Cato @ Liberty – Cato Institute Blog
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By Michael F. Cannon
Politico has a great story about how free-market groups are defeating ObamaCare Exchanges at the state level: Conservatives like John Graham of the Pacific Research Institute have also been touring states with the platform provided by the American Legislative Exchange Council to help kill off state-based exchanges, a key piece of health reform that will [...]
Politico: Opponents Are Winning the Debate over ObamaCare ‘Exchanges’ is a post from Cato @ Liberty – Cato Institute Blog
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By Michael F. Cannon
Charles Kolb is president of the Committee for Economic Development and was a domestic policy adviser to Bush the Elder. Over at Huffington Post, he articulates why (he thinks) the Constitution’s Commerce Clause empowers Congress to force people to purchase health insurance, but not broccoli. That is to say, he offers (what he thinks is) a limiting principle [...]
That’s Not a Limiting Principle, Charles Kolb Edition is a post from Cato @ Liberty – Cato Institute Blog
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Last year, the Obama Administration began making pacts with states that agreed to implement the White House’s preferred education policies, circumventing Congress to grant waivers to No Child Left Behind policy. Some states, like Texas and California, have refused to agree to such terms with the Department of Education and are instead demanding genuine relief from No Child Left Behind. The Department of Education has responded with the announcement that it will begin offering separate policy terms to individual school districts—circumventing not just Congress, but also the authority of states … More
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The South Carolina House has passed a tuition tax credit program that would give children access to scholarships to attend a private school of their choice. Individuals who donate to the privately funded scholarships for low-income and special needs students would be eligible for a tax credit. The proposal also creates tax deductions for families to help cover educational expenses. Families would receive tax deductions of up to $4,000 to cover the cost of sending their children to private schools, $2,000 for homeschooling, and $1,000 to help with expenses related … More
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By Michael F. Cannon
Cato has now posted my remarks from last week’s “Obamacare in the Supreme Court” conference: The full conference will be available here soon. ObamaCare Supporters, Be Warned: This May Sting a Little is a post from Cato @ Liberty – Cato Institute Blog
ObamaCare Supporters, Be Warned: This May Sting a Little is a post from Cato @ Liberty – Cato Institute Blog
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By Michael F. Cannon
My latest podcast, “IPAB: ObamaCare’s Next Constitutional Hurdle.” Podcast: ObamaCare’s Most Unconstitutional Provision Isn’t the Mandate. It’s IPAB. is a post from Cato @ Liberty – Cato Institute Blog
Podcast: ObamaCare’s Most Unconstitutional Provision Isn’t the Mandate. It’s IPAB. is a post from Cato @ Liberty – Cato Institute Blog
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By Michael F. Cannon
Last week, I appeared on NPR’s Tell Me More program. My discussion with host Michel Martin gives a good synopsis of why ObamaCare is both harmful to consumers and unconstitutional. Listen to the segment here. For a contrary perspective, listen to former Obama administration acting solicitor general Neal Katyal, who appeared on the program the next [...]
Why ObamaCare Must Go, in Ten Short Minutes is a post from Cato @ Liberty – Cato Institute Blog
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