Why Are You Trying to Take Away My Insurance?

Emily Schlichting wrote an impassioned and lucid article asking to keep her government mandated or employer provided health care, which is paying for expensive chronic care for her rather rare medical issue. She expresses the value of being added onto her parent’s policy, and because that option will soon end, she wants to be given the benefit directly.  The article is complete with an attractive picture of Emily.  She wishes to communicate her story and make Republicans understand, so they will move on and quit trying to take away her insurance coverage.

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You Didn’t Build That

It took less than 24 hours for the Internet to come alive after Obama’s recent comment praising government and putting down accomplishments of entrepreneurs. Do a Google search using the title of this post if you don’t know what I’m talking about.  Read his speech, then come back and read this blog.

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Obamacare Tax is the Other Half of Everything

Andrew Packer wrote “Obamacare Decision Says: ‘We Can Tax You on Anything – Whether You Buy It or Not‘”  Well, yes, true.  Yet his post, like all the others’ I’ve read, doesn’t capture the ugly symmetry in this Supreme Court decision. Continue reading

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San Diego Spring Flower

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San Diego in the Spring

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Black Widow

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In the garage, under the paint shelf.

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