I’m hearing a lot of this from the sudden victims of Obamacare. Most young, middle-class Americans I know are happy that millions of previously uninsured people will receive free or heavily subsidized insurance under the Affordable Care Act. We just didn’t realize that, unless we had health insurance at work, we’d be the ones paying… Read More Who the &#^% Did You Think Was Going to Be Paying For It?
I have a daughter. She is young. She won’t be young forever. One day she will leave the nest, to go to college or some other place where she will be around many young people. She will likely ignore the drinking laws of this country with the alacrity and skill that her parents did. What… Read More Apparently Feminists Advise Their Daughters to Get Completely Blotto Whenever Possible
National Review’s Ramesh Ponnoru and Rich Lowry have attempted the difficult task of finding middle ground between the fighting camps of the Great Republican Civil War. They call it “Against Despair,” and it has been making the rounds in the conservative blogosphere. Instapundit linked approvingly (albeit with a cross-link in praise of Ted Cruz) Erick… Read More Against Complacency
Off the Sidebar at The Other McCain: I liked the cover, and the intro sounded freshly erudite, so I plunked down the price of a cup of coffee for the Kindle edition. I mean, I’ve always figured the Labor Theory of Surplus Value was bunk, but it would be nice to have it systematic.
Politicians were making decisions about it: So no, this is not a good project undone by Republican “sabotage,” as I saw suggested on Twitter this morning. It’s a potentially good IT project undone by system design and deadlines chosen for political reasons, rather than feasibility. What we’ve been through in the last week, I’d argue,… Read More Megan McArdle Discovers the Problem with A Government-Instituted Health Exchange:
At Redstate, an Obama Supporter suddenly realizes why the Republicans want to stop this thing. As only a $10,000-increase in your premium can. This is why I don’t care about the shutdown: who “wins” it, what the legislative result will be, etc. because it doesn’t matter. This hog is going to butcher itself, simply by… Read More More People Discovering What’s in the Bill
Young people are shocked, Schocked! to discover that Such A Thing As A Free Lunch Exists Not… So I have places telling me if I don’t get insurance on ACA, I’m going to get fined? But I make no money. Whatttttt’s the deal? — Taernyll ebooks (@TaeSalsa) October 1, 2013 This is, of course,… Read More ObamaCare: When You See It….
Not even close to making this up. The Westboro Baptist Church was unavailable for comment. In other news, the Onion announced that it is closing, as “reality is impossible to parody any more.”
Veterans Plot To Expand Revolt Against Government Shutdown via Ace.
Too good to pass up. Via Twitchy.
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