Katy Grimes: If you didn't already believe that there is a concerted effort underway to force socialized health care on all Americans, perhaps it is time to change your mind. California sought permission recently from the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to collect co-pays fr...
Health CareNEW: Medi-Cal: The $0 Copay PlanTuesday, February 7th, 2012Cops Need Training On HomelessSunday, August 21st, 2011 John Seiler: In more sensible times, police knew just from common sense not to beat a homeless man to death, as happened last month in Fullerton to Kelly Thomas. Nutty people were tolerated. Or they were shuffled off to mental institutions. I don't want to bring back sending eccentrics to the ... Leg Wants to Regulate Cough SyrupThursday, July 14th, 2011 Ali Meyer: It's Lil Wayne's drug of choice. Kids call it robo-tripping. Cough syrup isn't just for colds anymore. State Sen. Joe Simitian is attempting to pass SB 514, a bill that would prohibit the sale of dextromethorphan (DXM), a cough suppressant, to minors. Proponents of the bill war... Medi-Cal Exec Grabs $515 K SalaryMonday, June 20th, 2011 John Seiler: The head of Orange County's Medi-Cal socialized medicine program makes a whopping $515,743 salary, the Orange County Register reported: The top ten executives at CalOptima, Orange County’s $1.3 billion Medi-Cal program, are in line this year to earn bonuses from$20,700 to $67,00... Healthy Families Budget Cancer CutTuesday, May 17th, 2011 John Seiler: Good news: Due to the state budget crunch of recent years, spending has been cut on the so-called "Healthy Families" state program. Healthy Families was imposed on the state during the regime of "moderate" Republican Gov. Pete Wilson back in the 1990s. He was running for president... Canada vs. CaliforniaWednesday, July 21st, 2010 John Seiler: Dan Walters had a good column comparing California to Canada. Both have similar-sized populations and economies. Yet, Canada has mostly avoided the economic calamity of recent years, whereas California has suffered heavily. Dan: Canadian bankers eschewed massive involvement in the h... First 5 funding up in smokeWednesday, July 7th, 2010 John Seiler: Back in 1998, actor Rob "Meathead" Reiner tricked voters into passing Prop. 10, the California First 5 initiative, which jacked up cigarette taxes 50 cents a pack to pay for programs that took over from parents the privilege of raising young children. Of course, it was sold as a way ... Fighting Without Skin in the GameTuesday, March 30th, 2010Usually when two sides fight over a contentious issue, both have skin in the game. But when the government fights American citizens, it’s with bully tactics, intimidation, threats and not about the well-being of anyone. Which is probably one of the biggest reasons that Americans and Californian... Obamacare and CaliforniaTuesday, March 23rd, 2010On Sunday evening, two days after Obamacare was passed, I came down with food poisoning. So far, Obamacare hasn't helped me at all. What happened? Wasn't The One supposed to cure all our ailments? Seriously, Obamacare is going to hit California's budget, chronically in the red, with another $2 bi... |