A Payroll Tax Cut Is a Terrible Idea Without Social Security and Medicare Reform
The Trump administration is kicking around the idea of a payroll tax cut, though it's hard to know how seriously...
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Did Obamacare’s Expansion of Medicaid Contribute to the Opioid Crisis in North Dakota and Elsewhere?
Back during their 2013 session North Dakota lawmakers voted to expand the state's Medicaid program in accordance with Obamacare despite...
Rod St. Aubyn: Obamacare Is Turning Up The Heat On Americans
As I was reviewing recently introduced legislation, I was reminded of conversations that I previously had with two deceased State...
Rick Olson: Could "Any Willing Provider" Legislation Be The Key To A Future Measure 7?
Despite the resounding defeat of Measure #7 on Tuesday, I predict that the pharmacy ownership law issue isn’t done yet....
Matt Evans: I've Changed My Mind On Measure 7
I changed my mind about Measure 7 I've been in favor of Measure 7 - the ballot initiative that would...
Goss Column: Affordable Care Act, Social Security and Medicare Shifting Income From Young To Old
More than 25 percent of the U.S. population (including President Obama) was born between 1946 and 1964. U.S. society has...
When Shoddy Journalism Obscures A Real Public Policy Problem
Health care prices are out of control. I don't think that's a statement many in America would disagree with. But...
Medicare Could Soon Cover Sex Change Operations
Why not. I mean, it's not like Medicare is in fiscal crisis or anything. For the first time since 1981,...
One In Ten Doctors Expected To Stop Accepting Insurance
Doctors have been moving away from Medicaid for a while now thanks to the federal government implementing price controls which...
Being Right Doesn't Always Win Elections
At the Grand Forks Herald, opinion editor Tom Dennis uses the occasion of President Obama's second-term inauguration to argue that...
