Blame Government for Ford's Decision to Move Small Car Production to Mexico
When companies are confronted with politicians who impose onerous mandates and penalties as well as the highest corporate tax rate in the developed world something's got to give.
UN Panel Blames Capitalism, Property Rights for Lack of Access to Medicines in Poor Nations
The mandate of the UN's High Level Panel on Access to Medicines assumed that patent rights are "incoherent" with access to medicines, which is a demonstrably false assumption. That's why the recommendations of the report, released today, would be harmful to public health rather than helpful.
Remember the Obamacare "Death Panel"? Hillary Clinton Wants to Bring It Back
The term “death panel” may seem like an exaggeration, until you are one of those who’s denied the life-saving drugs you need.
Why Hasn't Your Income Been Going Up Faster? Blame Facebook
Politicians are looking for scapegoats they can claim are robbing us of more wages. But if excessive social networking is reducing productivity, and therefore limiting incomes, that’s one problem government can’t solve.
Pro&Con: Government Isn't Allowed to Impose National Bathroom Policy
Bureaucrats decided to make law without congressional input or approval. Those who gleefully support such power-grabs should remember that any government powerful enough to create new rights is powerful enough to take away all rights.
My Wife Couldn't Keep Her Health Coverage (3 Times), Now She Can't Keep Her Doctor Either
President Obama won Politifact's "Lie of the Year" for his promise that you could keep your health policy; tell that to my wife, who keeps getting her policies canceled.
Here's How the Clinton Foundation Measures Up to History's Most Corrupt Political Machine
A cursory comparison between Tammany Hall and the Clinton Foundation exposes a number of similarities.
Wind Turbines are Killing Bats by the Hundreds of Thousands
Environmentalists who think that climate change is our most serious threat have themselves become a threat to wildlife vital to the ecosystem.
Game Over: The Stock Market Delivers A Big Fat No To Obamacare Exchanges
The major health insurers that are finally pulling back from Obamacare have seen a 15% to 20% decline in their stock prices since the middle of last year, while the one insurer that signaled last year it was getting out has climbed about 15%.
If Obamacare Is So Bad That You Can't Get Insurance, Do You Still Have To Pay The Fine?
There's a provision in Obamacare that says if you cannot find an ACA-qualified policy for less than 8 percent of household income after taxpayer-provided subsidies, you’re exempt from the mandate to have coverage. If there are no Obamacare-qualified plans available to individuals in a given area, then those individuals can’t buy one for less than 8 percent of their income.