The videos of the May 18 town hall forum on healthcare is must viewing. The presenters explain the issues as well as anyone and discuss nongovernmental solutions to rising healthcare costs.
Archive for May, 2012
Is Governor Christie becoming the king of pork spending?
23
May
The Delaware Joint Toll Bridge Commission (DRJTBC) is the western version of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. It wants to build a toll bridge costing a third of billion dollars between New Jersey and Delaware to replace a perfectly safe four lane bridge currently serving residents of the area.
At the Star-Ledger Paul Mulshine has written several columns about the absurdity of his project, and most recently Senator Mike Doherty held a news conference highlighting the opposition of this project for economic and environmental reasons.
Although Governor Christie has not stated publicly he supports a third of a billion dollars increase in the state’s debt to fund an unnecessary construction project, he clearly would lose any credibility as a fiscal conservative if he were to push hard for this boondoggle.
Moreover, if Governor Christie supports this project he would in effect reveal his embrace of Keynesian economics, namely that more government spending is necessary to boost the state’s economy. This is one of the most widespread economic fallacies of all time. For Governor Christie to sound like Paul Krugman when it comes to government spending shows how far the Keynesian economic virus has infected even so-called fiscal conservatives.
Restoring Medical Freedom Town Hall
12
May
To register for the free town hall forum on May 18 in Somerset, New Jersey, sponsored by the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons, please visit the AAPS registration site.
I will discuss why government should not be involved in healthcare.