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Still more on sequestration
This morning The Fix by Chris Cillizza included this interesting post by Aaron Blake. Blake posted four great graphics explaining the impact of the sequester. I am going to copy 2 of them here, but...
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Trying to made sense of it all
I think I may be ready to retreat to my cocoon to read trashy books and watch baseball and reruns of NCIS before my head explodes from trying to make sense of what is going on out there. Yesterday,...
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The government shutdown: a letter from Congressman Capuano
I am posting the entire weekly email newsletter I just got from my Congressman, Mike Capuano. I am proud to say that he was my boss for several years when he was the Mayor of Somerville. Dear...
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The myth of small businesses and healthcare
One of the favorite talking points of the Republicans who oppose the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is that it will kill job growth and hurt small businesses. Quite honestly, I think that their government...
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Healthcare confusion
Let’s start with Jen Sorensen A lot of people are confused about what the Affordable Care Act does and don’t seem to realize that their insurance will actually come from a combination of Medicaid (or...
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The state of health care reform
As everyone knows, the rollout of the Affordable Care Act has been pretty bumpy what with website problems, Congress not providing funding for getting the word out, and states refusing expanded...
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Random thoughts on the state of the world on the first day of spring
Today, the first day of spring, is warmish outside. I think it actually broke 50! We had a few hours of sun, but now it is mostly cloudy. I finally purchased John Grisham’s “Sycamore Row”. I had...
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As the dust settles
on the first enrollment period of the new Affordable Care Act, we are learning that a lot more people than a lot of people predicted have signed up for insurance. President Obama is claiming 7.1...
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Repealing the Affordable Care Act
The Republicans have made a mantra out of repealing the ACA aka Obamacare. I’ve lost track of how many times they have voted to repeal it, but close to 60, I think. The surprising thing is how...
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Senate in a hurry
The Senate, that body that couldn’t seem to muster enough energy to do very much since 2010 except hold endless hearings about Hillary Clinton, has suddenly gotten busy. Last night – or rather early...
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