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Obamacare Expected to Raise Individual Insurance Costs 32% Nationwide – Some States 80%!

John McKay — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 19:00:23 +0000

This could be very politically difficult for the Obama Administration, much less the people who have to pay for it!

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You Could Soon Be Paying Your Doctor Directly With No Insurance Middleman – Can You Afford 'Concierge' Medicine?

John McKay — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 01:00:49 +0000

Don't look now, but direct pay is fast building momentum in the medical community.

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Smokers Could be Priced Out of Health Insurance by Obamacare

John McKay — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 20:30:50 +0000

A little-known provision in the Affordable Health Care Act (Obamacare) will allow insurance companies to charge premiums that are up to 50 percent higher for those who smoke.

Starting next Jan. 1,

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Costco Under Fire for Plan to Pass Green Energy Costs on to Customers

John McKay — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 22:14:03 +0000

Costco had a shareholders meeting Thursday in Bellevue, WA, and was facing some hard questions.

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Obama Reverses Course on Corporate Donations for Inauguration

John McKay — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 15:00:18 +0000

While past presidents have accepted corporate donations to help pay for the cost of the inauguration, Obama appears to have forgotten his 2009 pledge.

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Restaurants Pledge to Raise Prices to Cover Costs of Obamacare

John McKay — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 22:00:45 +0000

If you hit one of the 40 Denny's Restaurants in Florida, or any of the national Hurricane Grill & Wings, prices will be going up due to health care.

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Chicago Considers 'Violence Tax' on Guns and Ammo

Mike Adams — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 18:00:31 +0000

City officials in Chicago are considering a proposed “violence tax” on guns and ammunition in hopes that it will help shade in the gray areas of a $115 million black hole in the city’s budget and police the number of guns in circulation on the streets. This has Second Amendment supporters ticked off because sources say the proposed tax will increase the prices of these items exponentially, even though no one yet knows what the tax would be.

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Watch Out for 5 New Obamacare Taxes to Hit the Middle Class in 2013

John McKay — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 21:00:07 +0000

So much for his talk of taxing the rich. Obama's new health care taxes will mostly impact middle-class Americans and many seniors.

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Stunning! $1.4 Billion of Taxpayer Money Spent on Perks for First Family

John McKay — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 20:00:59 +0000

Spending on the First Family has shot upwards to record highs.

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How Much Does It Cost to Host the Olympics? — Dollars and Sense

Shauna Wright — Mon, 28 May 2012 13:00:43 +0000

Cities that vie to host the Olympics know being chosen involves a big cash outlay to make the events happen in the grand fashion expected.

But just how much money is involved?

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