Tag: obamacare

Daniel TilsonApril 1, 2014

6min213
Overcoming epic rollout woes, constant conservative attacks, repeated Republican repeal attempts and nonstop negative media coverage, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has met and exceeded its benchmark goal of gaining 7 million enrollees by March 31.  The ironic icing on the cake for Florida progressives is that infamous “Obamacare” opponent Gov. Rick Scott must endure […]

Martin DyckmanMarch 18, 2014

7min226
 The secret to success in politics, like that of real estate (location, location, location), supposedly consists of three simple words: Turnout, turnout, turnout. That would appear to be the short explanation for why the Democrats narrowly lost last week’s special election in Pinellas County’s 13th Congressional District. Republican David Jolly edged Democrat Alex Sink by […]

Marc YachtMarch 17, 2014
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5min165
 A two-part series published in the Tampa Bay Times exposed outrageous unregulated charges by Florida trauma centers.  The argument for marketplace medicine rings hollow when patients are charged $33,000 for the hospital trauma team call-up. That is the cover charge; other bills come later.  Total bills can tally up to hundreds of thousands of dollars. […]

Marc YachtMarch 3, 2014
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4min221
Will opposing forces ever get to YES, or will the growing ideological chasms ultimately tear down America?   First, curtail the use of labels.  Tagging Americans liberals, conservatives, tea partiers, communists, socialists, or libertarians draws attention away from needed discourse and rallies individuals based on group affiliation. If one is for something as a liberal, […]


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