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*I've been very critical of HCR (1+ / 0-)Obama, and the whole process and what appears that the end result will be.  What would be enough for the democrats opposed to the bill to support it? Personally speaking, I recognize that it's never going to be perfect.  But the sticking point is forcing people to buy a product from a private company without any effective cost control measures.  That's it, anything else I can work with. So for me, I would need either the mandate taken out, strict cost regulation added, or a non-profit pulic option added. What about the rest of you? by Skellen on Tue Mar 09, 2010 at 11:59:13 AM PST[ Reply to This | Recommend ] REPLY by .@avivao: Mandate to buy private insurance? (0 / 0)Exactly. A mandate to buy from private insurers (who're already raising rates in advance of the bill's passage--a way of gaming medical loss ratios, etc.) must be counterbalanced by a substantive public plan (Medicare for All or Medicare for More would be the most expeditious way to go, I suspect). Also, the mandate will surely cause suffering "down the road" unless regulation of insurers is actually enforceable. Still, we must pass this #HCR bill, I think. I'm extremely worried about (1) passing it with a unilateral mandate; (2) not passing it because of a unilateral mandate. How did we get trapped like this? What went wrong? Sure; a lot has gone right. I don't deny it. I'm glad. But we're backed into a corner now on passing this health bill. If we don't pass it, the news is very, very bad. If we do pass it, the news is probably very,very bad (for a different constellation of reasons). I say: #PassTheDamnBill. But I'm very disturbed by the potential consequences of doing so. There are many benefits to this bill; I pray that the liabilities don't outweigh them. We'll see. by avivagabriel on Wed Mar 10, 2010 at 11:56:59 AM PST[ Parent | Reply to This ]

Miranda rule an obstacle in dealing with terrorists

Is Holder's sudden wish to explore "modification" of Miranda the right focus? Isn't the more serious, complex, and dangerous situation the one in which intelligence repeatedly fails to use terrorist watchlists properly? 

Citigroup's Shocking 'Plutonomy' Reports -- h/t Michael Moore

Obama: Those affected by spill should be employed in cleanup

"How British oil giant BP used all the political muscle money can buy to fend off regulators and influence investigations into corporate neglect."

"Excluding census hiring, jobs increase 224,000; jobless rate rises to 9.9%"

Obama made a safe pick: He wanted Kagan to have an easy path to the court. And it looks like that's exactly what she'll have. No Senator will buck the tide in an election year.

Reputation Economics Revisited by Stranded Wind Digg this! Share this on Twitter - Reputation Economics RevisitedTweet this submit to reddit Share This Thu Apr 15, 2010 at 11:52:41 PM PDT

"Kagan's sexual orientation is irrelevant. The only side this line of questioning helps is the far right, who have already mounted a whisper campaign about her sexuality. "

"Elena Kagan is a legal scholar and advocate, not a gay-baiting politician. Her sexuality should not be an issue "