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Health care "reform"--the delusion of regulation

9 hours ago ago from Washblog - Diaries

Advocates of passing some form of the health care "reform" measures on the table as of January 2010 are claiming that a fresh new regulatory regime will control costs to the point where imposing mandates on everyone to buy overpriced underinsurance would be justified.  This claim rests mainly on four features-- *    An end to refusing policies and price discrimination for people with pre-existing conditions *    An end to ...

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2nd Major Snowstorm Turns D.C. Into A Ghost Town

18 hours ago ago from BLACK POLITICAL BUZZ....

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news , world news , and news about the economy Visit msnbc.com for breaking news , world news , and news about the economy Paralyzed Capital Braces For 2nd Major Storm A paralyzed U.S. capital is bracing for a second winter storm to hit in less than a week, closing down Congress, keeping federal workers home and even rescheduling a White House concert. Downtown Washington resembled a ghost town with its ...

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Does Any One Work For Venture Capital Companies ??

23 hours ago ago from Finance Blog

I have seen a lot of Venture Capital Companies wasting money on LOST IDEAS as none in the start up companies has the courage to tell them the truth. Would these Venture Capital Companies be helped, if they hire experienced technocommericial people to go through the clutter of information fed to Venture Capital Comapnies by the start ups ? I am an honest person working for a start-up. Bookmark It Hide Sites Related posts: ...

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Ratings Report: “Fifth Grader” Continues to Shine

11 hours ago ago from BuzzerBlog

Time for another ratings update, which you can get more coverage of by clicking here .  The headliner this week is surely Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader , which was recently renewed for a second season.  The show went up 6% to a nice 1.8 rating.  One thing to note with this is that this isn't solely the syndication rating.  This is factoring in other things, like the MyNetwork airing (which became a programming syndicator this ...

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Green Policies Can Add Billions to the U.K.’s Budget

3 hours ago ago from Greener Venues Blog

A new report argues that axing tax breaks for carbon-intensive industries, curbing spending on road expansion and improving public sector energy efficiency could cut the country's national debt by 12 billion a year.

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China's Trade Retaliation Hits U.S.

14 hours ago ago from Wall Street Journal

President Obama pledged during his State of the Union address to double America's exports over the next five years. Just don't mention that to chicken farmers, who are now bumping up against an unintended consequence of Mr. Obama's trade policy. China's Ministry of Commerce on Friday proposed antidumping duties of between 43% and 106% on imports of American poultry. Although Beijing claims the U.S. illegally sells chicken feet in China at a ...

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Fed's Bullard: Central Bank Needs More Regulatory Power - FOXBusiness.com

16 hours ago ago from FOX Business

Existing users please login User Name: Password: Remember me on this computer Home / Markets / Business Leaders Tuesday, February 09, 2010 Fed's Bullard: Central Bank Needs More Regulatory Power     A Federal Reserve bank president is calling on ...

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Ahead of the Bell: Foreign Trade

3 hours ago ago from U.S. News

Ahead of the Bell: Foreign Trade WASHINGTON (AP) -- The trade deficit, after rising to its highest level in 10 months, likely narrowed a bit in December, allowing the country to close out the year with a trade deficit just half the size of the imbalance in 2008. The 2009 gap, which could be the lowest annual deficit since the country's last recession in 2001, is expected to rise in 2010 as a rebounding U.S. economy pushes up demand for ...

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Trade Data Trim Stock Futures' Gains

27 minutes ago ago from Wall Street Journal

NEW YORK--U.S. stock futures slightly pared early gains after the U.S. trade deficit rose by more than expected, rising to $40.2 billion in December. After the report, Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were up 6 points, while both Standard & Poor's 500-share futures and Nasdaq futures were down 1 point each. Prior to the data, Dow futures had been up 16 points, while S&P futures were up 2 points and Nasdaq futures were up 4 points. The ...

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