Even Democrats Don’t Want Socialized Medicine
At the start of the 116th Congress, Speaker Nancy Pelosi called for action on the Medicare for All Act of 2019 (H.R. 1384). If enacted, this legislation would create a socialist single-payer government-funded health system that completely overhauls the private healthcare market. By removing the profit from healthcare,
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Nevada Final Legislative Report & Voting Records
SJR14* from the 2017 Session which would have doubled or tripled property taxes was never even given a hearing.
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“Sex Discrimination” Hurts Our Religious Liberties
May 31, 2019 HHS Protects Religious Freedom in Healthcare American taxpayers had another win for their pocketbooks this week. On Friday, the U.S. Department of Health
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U.N. Pushes Abortion at Local Level
Did anyone notice that the United Nations, at least a part of it, was involved in the controversial New York state law that codified the U.S. Supreme Court decisions imposing abortion on demand up to birth?
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Expand Health Insurance Choices!
May 9, 2019 Ask Your Congressman to Vote NO on Preventing Affordable Health Insurance This week the House will vote on H.R. 986 or the
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Marijuana, Mental Illness, and Violence
Over the last 30 years, psychiatrists and epidemiologists have turned speculation about marijuana’s dangers into science. Yet over the same period, a shrewd and expensive lobbying campaign has pushed public attitudes about marijuana the other way. The terrible effects are now becoming apparent.
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Show Me the Pot Effect
Missouri was the 32nd state to legalize “medical” marijuana, even though marijuana is illegal at the federal level. Additionally, nine states and Washington, D.C. have legalized cannabis for recreational use. Missourians approved the ballot initiative by 65 percent, and now await new rules by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services.
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Medicare for All Means Freedom for None
Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-VT) introduced his Medicare for All Act (S. 1804) last year, but Democrat campaigns have recently ramped up support for it. This single-payer healthcare system idea is hitting a note with the public.
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Don’t Bet Your Life
I didn’t need a full second after saying “Hello” to recognize the deep, kind, authoritative voice on the other end of the phone call. “Brother Rodger,” he began. I knew the caller from at least three settings: church, civic club, plus he was my banker.
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Mislaying Our Moral Compass
The devastating results of legalized gambling in the U.S. are huge: families torn apart, massive amounts of personal debt, large numbers of children gambling, and even suicides. How can we repair the damage to society or at least slow down gambling expansion?
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State Sanctioned Gambling is a Bad Bet
About fifteen years ago, The New York Times Magazine did a cover story on electronic gambling machines. The reporter toured the Nevada headquarters of America’s biggest gambling machine maker, International Gaming Technology. During the tour he asked the IGT employees if they ever used the machines they made. The answer was no.
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No Fun and Games
Last May in Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Association, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that federal law cannot prevent states from sanctioning and promoting sports gambling. The litigation was cloaked as a “states’ rights” issue, but was actually conceived by powerful gambling interests and corrupt politicians.
Continue reading →FACT: The American people know a bad deal when they see one. The most recent data shows that around 6.5 million Americans paid $3 billion in penalties to the IRS rather than buy unaffordable Obamacare plans.
