…take many years for that to be distorted. Clark: Let’s talk about the benchmarks and quality metrics, and how MA plans are overpaid. They’ll receive $88 billion more this year…

An older salesman (Lou Haer) used to call on me at Oscar Mayer when I was buying all of OM’s packaging and labels. We would talk and have lunch. Visited…

…train in and out would be kind of kool. Some political influences are quietly blocking it. Better public transportation is a solution to building more highways. Did I talk about…

…our attention.” “Sustain talk is commentary about maintaining the status quo. Change talk is referencing a desire, ability, need, or commitment to make adjustments. When contemplating a change, many people…

…Paul Krugman Hi everybody. I’ve been having an extremely busy week, so no two talking heads conversation this week. Just my head talking alone for a relatively short time. Hi,…

…them.) 2.Obama’s proposed chained-CPI cut would typically reduce benefits for 3 percent, and by as much as 6 percent for some recipients. 3.The White House’s decision to label this cut…

…also added the final two sentences. The post is a followup to a post from earlier Friday. I’ve also created an additional label: mainstream-journalism gimmickry. I’ve left the original rather…

…and since then, models have proliferated, transforming the name “Smith and Wesson .38” into a generic label for a particular style of gun, even clones that aren’t made by Smith…

…to the already wealthy, and sets policies to ensure that is true, from tax cuts to capital gains, estate taxes and progressive rates (all favoring the wealthy) to the kinds…

…about $300 billion ($300 billion here $300 billion there and soon you’re talking real money). Also they have data from Ginnie Mae (the inventors of the MBS). Mark A. Sadowski…