Income Gap between Specialist and Primary Care

There is a shortage of primary care physicians in this country. It's no wonder, considering for the same amount of work. They could earn significantly more, being a specialist. Fee for service medicine has gotten us to a place, where more money is to be made treating sick people than preventing disease.

Zero Tolerance, Zero Common Sense

Two Lacrosse players were suspended for bringing deadly weapons to their high school campus. The two boys who are model students were suspended for Having a lighter and a pen knife, which are used to fix their lacrosse sticks. The school classifies the lighter as "an explosive device"
It's reasonable to have a policy against weapons on school grounds, in fact it makes perfect sense. What makes no sense is when school officials fail to use any judgment in the matter what so ever.

Reforming Military Spending

The Cato institute offers five ways to cut the military. It's just a start to a path towards fiscal responsibility

Why subsidize foreign companies?

Why are we subsidizing US job loss and foreign companies?

Net Neutrality

A Three minute video explains the importance of net neutrality

We must stick together on globalization

Gordon Brown Argues that the way forward is to stick with globalization.

Tying the Hands of Government Officials

Stephen Goldsmith, deputy of New York City Talks about how red tape ties the hands of officials

America's Future

America can have a bright future, but we need politicians to make long term plans. Other Countries are doing it. So can we.

Preventive Health Care Myths

It's a myth that preventive Health Care saves money its a fun one to repeat, because we then think that there are easy solutions to the health care crisis.

Tort Reform Saves Money, Says CBO

 Huh? Who would have figured.

Postal Service to become more efficient, it would like to

The postal service operates in the red every year. But it is not permitted to close its least profitable branches.

Power of Public Sector Unions

Public sector unions have thrived for the past 50 years Is there run coming to an end? An economist articles wonders just that.

Health Care, Caring about Costs

When it comes to one type of health care, everybody knows what everything costs. That is health care for animals. Costs are clear and transparent, and the consumers make decisions based on cost and likely outcomes.

Real Budget Cuts

Rand Paul is serious on budget cuts talking to Wolf Blitzer

At least one person is serious about budget cuts. He says something telling "Conservatives have to be willing to cut military spending, and liberals have to be willing to cut some welfare spending". Finally, A politician who is able to state the obvious truth.

Lawsuits and Swing Sets

Because of lawsuits, swing sets are being removed from playgrounds. Its sad that in the name of protecting kids, they lose the ability to play. Kids might get hurt, so lets take down the playgrounds.