Universal Healthcare

Here's Part II of my many-part series on Party Platforms '08. This blog concerns the policies of the Democratic Party on Healthcare.

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I am a conservative. So not surprisingly, I'm no fan of universal healthcare. But, I am a tentative advocate of universal education- surprise, surprise!  Read More »

At least once a year at this time, I try to blog about prematurity in some way. Last year, I wrote about legislation that I found important. The year before, I wrote specifically about the March of Dimes and WalkAmerica.  Read More »

It seems like nobody wants higher taxes. People just want to keep as much of their money as possible because they want to feel secure and of course, be able to spend their money. They want to make sure their families have money. And all of this for what? In order to be happy.  Read More »

I don't think it's normal that sometimes I sit and think about the healthcare system for significant portions of the solar day. At least, not at my age. But I do, and Mother always did tell me to share, so I'm sharing with all of you!!!  Read More »

A recent experience and an article, "Politics and Work Can be a Volatile Mixture", have me thinking this morning how dualistic American political dialogue is in 2008. Blogs and forums are continuous and yet real, nitty-gritty porch conversations and work conversations (about the issues) are hard to come by. I hope I'm not overgeneralizing, but here's the word.  Read More »

Extraction is the process of collecting natural or economic resources from society.  When looking at taxation, all working Americans help pay to give others medicare and medicaid when it is hard to afford insurance ourselves (if you even have insurance.)  In Britian they have Universal Healthcare.  When looking at the GDP, Britians tax revenue is nearly 35%, while the US's is around 20%.   Read More »