Socialized Medicine


Effin’ AARP

old men

By far the biggest cheerleader of U.S. President Barack Obama's socialized medicine law was the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP), which aggressively argued that the legislation must be passed in order to "bend the health-care cost curve down." "While America's health care system is known

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The Anger Stayed

the tea party

After signing his signature socialized medicine bill back in March, U.S. President Barack Obama and his Congressional allies promised to barnstorm the nation as part of a "voter education" effort aimed at swaying public opinion about the controversial legislation. Obama even dared Republicans to run

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Obama Threatens Providers

obama health care threat

The administration of U.S. President Barack Obama has issued a stern warning - and a threat - to America's health care providers for allegedly engaging in "scare tactics" related to rising health care costs and recent premium increases. As it did during the debate over so-called "financial reform,"

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SC: Socialized Medicine Nothing New

south carolina health care

In pouring through the details of yet another disappointing report showing South Carolina lagging behind the rest of the country on the issue of health care, we were shocked to discover some staggeringly-bad new statistics. According to the S.C. Department of Health and Human Services, there are currently

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Health Care Premiums Rising

health care premiums

Health care providers could raise premiums by as much as 9 percent this year to pay for benefits associated with U.S. President Barack Obama's socialized medicine law, according to a report published earlier this week by The Wall Street Journal. Who's going to get hit with the higher bills? "The

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Mulvaney Challenges Spratt On Taxes, Spending

By FITSNews || Two days after House Democrats in Washington, D.C. raised the specter of middle class tax hikes - and acknowledged their failure to pass a budget for the first time in nearly four decades - S.C. Senator Mick Mulvaney took the fight to House Budget Chairman John Spratt on both fronts. First,

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People Still Really, Really Hate Socialized Medicine

By FITSNews || Two months after its passage, a solid majority of American voters continue to favor the repeal of President Barack Obama's socialized medicine takeover. According to this week's Rasmussen Reports poll, 56 percent of American voters favor repealing the law - which is actually higher

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People Still Hate Obamacare

By FITSNews || Over a month after it passed the U.S. Congress and was signed into law by President Barack Obama, a majority of likely voters nationwide continue to favor a "repeal" of socialized medicine. According to the latest Rasmussen reports poll - released Monday - 54 percent of likely voters

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Majority Of Americans Favor Socialized Medicine Repeal

By FITSNews || A week after it narrowly passed the U.S. Congress and was signed into law by President Barack Obama, a majority of American voters favor repealing the nation's new socialized medicine law. According to the latest data from Rasmussen Reports, 54 percent of likely voters support repealing

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Obama Signs Socialized Medicine Bill Into Law

By FITSNews || Socialized medicine is officially the law of the land ... for now. U.S. President Barack Obama signed his government health care takeover into law at a signing ceremony in the East Room of the White House Tuesday - less than forty-eight hours after it passed the House of Representatives

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Socialized Medicine Advances

By FITSNews || The U.S. House of Representatives approved not one, but two socialized medicine proposals on Sunday - one piece of legislation approving Senate amendments to a previous House bill and the other a brand new version of President Barack Obama's signature policy agenda sponsored by S.C. Rep.

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Obamacare: Vote Coming Sunday

By FITSNews || The rigged three-ring circus of "health care reform" could be entering its final chapter this weekend as the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) in Washington D.C. released its official estimate of the cost of the plan.  Meanwhile, Democrats appeared to be working towards a Sunday vote

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