Apr 8, 2013
We need to learn a lesson from history when it comes to natural resources. Money, labor, privatization, and politicians operate the same. Some things never change. At the time of Presidents Harding and Coolidge, the oil companies, particularly Sinclair Oil was given our nation’s oil resources for a sweetheart deal – no bidding necessary. The [...]
Feb 28, 2013
The Supreme Court’s ruling on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) allowed states to opt out of the law’s Medicaid expansion, leaving each state’s decision to participate in the hands of the nation’s governors and state leaders. A roundup of what each state’s leadership has said about their Medicaid plans February 27, 2013 Text last updated on Feb. 26, [...]
Jan 9, 2013
Found these today while researching something else: Ohio – 2011 Scholarship Fund TransCanada Pipelines Limited $1,000.00 South Dakota – 2007 Scholarship Fund TransCanada Pipelines Ltd. $500.00 Which leads me to the following questions – How long has TransCanada Pipelines been involved with ALEC? What level of involvement has TransCanada had with writing ALEC legislation? Is [...]
Dec 9, 2012
Michigan leaders, like moths, are mindlessly being drawn to the destructive Right-to-work flame, soon making them the 24th state to enact a bad law which every qualified economist who has seriously studied the subject finds to be destructive to a state’s economy and workforce, while being little more than a short-term political lever at best. The state will join the ranks of: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, [...]
