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Archive for February 24th, 2008

Fighting Fire With the Wrong Sector?

Posted in Agriculture Department, Federal Jobs, Forest Service, GAO, Hurricane Katrina, Office of Management and Budget, competitive sourcing, private sector on February 24, 2008 | No Comments »

February 22, 2008 - (NYT) - The Government Accountability Office faulted outsourcing projects at the Forest Service in a report released yesterday, prompting renewed calls for more scrutiny of the Bush administration’s effort to contract out federal jobs, a plan known as competitive sourcing.

The Forest Service does not have a [...]

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Democrats’ Health Care Plans Have Differences

Posted in Brandy Coons, Hillary's plan for mandatory insurance, Hillary's pre-existing horsehit, Massachusetts mandates insurance coverge, a lot of margin for error, billions in subsidies and tax credits, chronic disease management, economists, health insurance, preventative medicine, unsure on February 24, 2008 | 5 Comments »

ATLANTA - (NYT) - Brandy Coons is what health economists call a free rider.She may not fully appreciate it, but her decision to go without health insurance, like millions of similarly situated Americans, has become central to the pre-eminent policy dispute of the Democratic presidential campaign.
Ms. Coons, a 23-year-old waitress who [...]

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