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Did Scott Keyes Just Save the World ?

…being viewed as an entitlement program, Perry reiterated the suggestion in his anti-Washington book, Fed Up!, that the program amounts to a Ponzi scheme. “It is a Ponzi scheme for…

The Medicare Sky Is Falling

…“The Medicare hospital insurance program faces bankruptcy by 1996, two years earlier than projected last year.” The Washington Post; April 1, 1986 “Medicare trustees reported Wednesday that the program’s financial…

Means testing for social Security

…retirement program currently has very low costs. If the administrative expenses rose to the level of the disability portion of the Social Security program, the higher costs would likely exceed…

Approving Military Equipment Procurement.

by reader Ilsm Approving Military Equipment Procurement The Defense Acquisition Board is there to prevent the issues identified in the annual GAO Assessments of Selected Weapons Programs, 09-326SP and 10-388SP….

Self-defeating Regulations

…conclusion, the program is so complex and the requirements so complicated the overall objectives of the program will not be achieved. Many billions will be spent for some progress, but…

Small Business topic

rdan H/T Naked Capitalism for this New York Times article concerning the loan program established in May to help small businesses as part of the stimulus program. With $255 million,…

Health insurance plans-Goldman Sachs and Congress

…Critical Issue for Health Plan (July 27, 2009) Goldman’s 400 or so managing directors and its top executive officers participate in the bank’s executive medical and dental program as part…