Monthly Archives: August 2009
I may be with Alice in Wonderland
I suppose after all the real terrorists have been released from Gitmo, the DOJ will be sending our intelligence officers down there for the crime of doing their jobs and keeping us safe for 7 years. Our enemies must be … Continue reading
The rights of man
While revising the look and feel of Riding on the Right, it occurred to me I have not been musing on the rights of man but commenting on the politics and news of the day. That is fine but others … Continue reading
Health care and the post office
President Obama accidently hit on the perfect metaphor for government health care when he mentioned the post office. This chart illustrates how laughable the government claims of cost reduction really are.
Rate of new hires declining
It seems the rate at which new employees are hired has been falling since mid 2005. This looks like a terrific leading indicator for future reference. Too bad the data does not go back further, would be interesting to overlay … Continue reading
Damn GOOD video
This video was made by a high schooler in Alabama for their April Tea Party. The message is one I hope the left ignores. They probably will because they think they have a monopoly on intelligence.
A Medicare lesson for health reform
Medicare reimbursements to hospitals fail to cover the actual cost of providing services. The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission MedPAC, an independent congressional advisory agency, says hospitals received only 94.1 cents for every dollar they spent treating Medicare patients in 2007. … Continue reading
Economics of healthcare
A while back I posted an article about the cost of oil and why the price was going higher. The reason supply and demand. This is a basic, the basic fundamental law of economics. Now, lets apply it to health … Continue reading
Freedom is about choice
Now that some of the details of the new democrat health care reform have hit the street America has had a massive anxiety attack. Town Halls the favored method of progressive elites to package and persuade citizens that the progressive … Continue reading
A splash of cold water on the widely reported green shoots
Amid all the euphoria in the financial press Friday after unemployment dropped to 9.4% one would have thought a miracle had happened. Headlines and storylines announced recessions’ end. One pundit even announced a date. Obama’s stimulus was pronounced a success … Continue reading
Beware Obamacare cost projections
Beware of government estimates about the future cost of ObamaCare. When Medicare was being considered in the mid-1960s, the government projected that the outlays for the program 25 years down the road would be $10 billion. Instead, in 1990, 25 … Continue reading