The recently passed health care reform bill reminds me of the cuisine at the Cheesecake Factory: It attempts to cover …
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A Risk Premium For ‘Riskless’ Debt

For decades, finance professors have taught students that the interest rate on U.S. Treasury obligations reflects the cost of money …
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Ending My Company’s Health Care Benefit

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Since I hired my first full-time employee 15 years ago, I have always offered to pay for my staff’s health …
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Last week, the ethically challenged Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., asked Speaker Nancy Pelosi for a temporary leave of absence from …
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When it comes to making good health care policy, good intentions are not enough. That is something President Obama and …
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Is the health care overhaul staggering through the Senate this week the most important social welfare legislation in a generation, …
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Yesterday’s elections were good news for folks who, like me, want to see American politics pushed back toward the center. …
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Nathan Wilkes had to fight for his son’s life. But Wilkes didn’t take a bullet or fend off an attacking …
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As a candidate, President Obama promised “change.” But, when it comes to health care, it turns out plenty of people …
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For months the White House and congressional Democrats have treated health care reform like a high school debate competition, emphasizing …
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