Christopher M. Jaarda, Contributing Editor's blog
ObamaCare Doesn't Give Sec. Sebelius Waiver Authority
Previous posts on the American Healthcare Education Coalition (AHEC) blog, Prescription for Disaster, have detailed how HHS Secretary Sebelius has used waivers to give special treatment to several of the Obama Administration's favored groups, like labor unions.
Obama Uses 2009 Stimulus Bill to Bailout State Government
Three new reports about the Democrats’ 2009 stimulus bill were recently released.
They include the following:
Democracy Threatened by a Senate Unaccountable to the People
Unelected members of the United States Senate are greatly impacting the course of America. In the last 18 months Congress has approved $2 trillion of new spending and passed several transformational pieces of legislation that will dramatically change the health care and financial services industries, as well as greatly expand the power of the federal government.
The Time Has Come for Congress to Limit the Power of Unelected Bureaucrats
By Christopher M. Jaarda
Most Americans understand how a bill becomes law. Many Americans are probably unaware of how far-reaching federal regulations, promulgated by unelected, unaccountable bureaucrats in Washington, come into being and how they can also affect how we live our lives. This “rulemaking” practice should concern every American, especially in light of the vast powers the new health care law gives to numerous boards, panels, commissions and bureaucrats in Washington, D.C.
The Budget Deficit: Not "a Deficit of Trust" but a Deficit of Leadership
During his State of the Union address, President Obama said Washington was suffering from a “deficit of trust.” Despite this lofty rhetoric, the President used much of the remainder of his speech to attack Republicans, the Supreme Court, and people concerned with his policies. Attacking the people you hope to win over and work with is no way to bridge divides or “pay down” the deficit of trust.
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Featured Editor - Dr. Sanjai Bhagat
Sanjai Bhagat is Professor of Finance at the University of Colorado at Boulder. He has worked previously at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Princeton University, and University of Chicago. He has an MBA from the University of Rochester and a Ph.D. from the University of Washington.