the Constitution

No Child Left Behind

Current Events        vs.       Founding Documents Entry 139 Current Event Published December 14, 2011 | Associated Press Half of American Schools Failed Federal Standards Nearly half of America’s public schools didn’t meet federal achievement standards this year, marking the largest failure rate since the much-criticized No Child Left Behind Law took effect a decade ago, according [...]

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All Power In Washington Problematic

Current Events        vs.       Founding Documents Entry 133 Current Event According to the Journal Sentinel, March 2, 2012 Health care fix critical to nation, Ryan says Rep. Paul Ryan, the most prominent Republican on health policy, sums up the importance of remaking our health care system this way: “If you get health care right, so many [...]

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Overhead and Profit Control

Current Events        vs.       Founding Documents Entry 123 Current Event According to Insure.com; Jan. 18, 2011 Medical loss ratios will control health insurance company profits Starting this year, health insurance companies must spend eighty to eighty-five cents on health care for every dollar they collect in premiums. Individual and small-group health plans are subject to the [...]

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Betting Against The Constitution

Current Events        vs.       Founding Documents Entry 109 Current Event According to FoxNews.com; September 18, 2011 The fallout over the Obama administration’s half-billion dollar loan to a now-bankrupt solar panel company shows the government should get out of the business for good of “picking winners and losers,” Republicans said Sunday. The company, California-based Solyndra, received $528 [...]

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Administration Grants Healthcare Indulgences

Current Events        vs.       Founding Documents Entry 108 Current Event According to NewsMax.com, Jan 18, 2011 (full article available online) The Obama administration has granted over 220 healthcare-reform waivers to unions, corporations, and nonprofits in order to stave off massive policy cancellations and rate hikes affecting 1.5 million workers, according to documents posted online by the [...]

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