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Tag Archives: Medicaid
“Boomer Hunter” Featured in Grimdark Magazine
I’m excited to report that my short story “Boomer Hunter” is in the current issue of Grimdark Magazine. And yes, the story is about exactly what you think it is. In addition to having grimdark themes, the story is what … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Business, California, China, Finance and Economics, Healthcare, Policy, Politics, Predictions, Science Fiction, Social Security, Writing
Tagged Baby Boomers, Boomer Hunter, economic science fiction, Economics, Grimdark Magazine, Marine Corps, Medicaid, Medicare, Mercenaries, Private Military Companies, Science Fiction, the dismal science, US Treasury Bonds, Veterans, Vietnam
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The Morality of Government Entitlements
“The deterioration of every government begins with the decay of the principles on which it was founded.” — French political analyst and philosopher, Charles-Louis de Secondat, baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu (1689-1755) A careful examination of some of … Continue reading
Medicaid and the Irish Republican Army
About two weeks ago, I posted a video I discovered via Breitbart TV, that was both hilarious and disturbing. In that video, James O’Keefe and another member of Project Veritas posed as two Russian drug smugglers applying for Medicaid in Ohio. … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Finance and Economics, Healthcare, Humor, Media, Policy, Politics, Taxes
Tagged Abortions, Irish Republican Army, James O'Keefe, Medicaid, Project Veritas, South Carolina
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The Debt Deal: Pros and Cons
Now that the House “approved a budget agreement intended to head off a potential government default” 269 to 161, and that the Senate will likely pass the bill tomorrow, the crisis has ended exactly how the bond market predicted it would: … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Defense, Finance and Economics, Healthcare, Media, Policy, Politics, Social Security, Taxes
Tagged Bicameral, Bipartisan, Congress, debt ceiling, Debt ceiling agreement, Debt Crisis, Democrats, House of Representatives, Medicaid, President Obama, Republicans, Senate, Social Security
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Medicaid and Bob Marley Pharmaceuticals
I discovered this video yesterday via Breitbart TV, and it is both hilarious and disturbing. While I am not a big proponent of misrepresentation by modern muckrakers, this “sting operation” is so ridiculous and over the top, I had to share … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Finance and Economics, Healthcare, Humor, Media, Policy, Politics, Taxes
Tagged Abortions, James O'Keefe, Medicaid, Ohio, Project Veritas, Russian drug smugglers
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