Category Politics

2016 Election and email leaks

The Wikileaks collection of DNC / Podesta emails is very large and apparently unedited and untampered with.  More likely a leak or dump of a mirror image of data.  Looks like an inside job.  Not a hack and “weaponization” of…

ACA premiums for 2017

ACA PLATINUM PPO for 2017. Typical family of four. 3 adults and 1 child in California (ages 50, 50, 20, 18). Each parent making $75,000 per year, so no subsidy. Monthly Premium $2500 (or $30,000 per year). Or, $150,000 over…

Pre-existing conditions

So long as the private sector doesn’t provide affordable guaranteed issue to the individual market, Career Politicians will keep using the wedge issue. The entire health care system will be ping pong back and forth every 8 or so years…

Pre-existing conditions

Let’s start with a cancer diagnosis. Not likely due to any discretionary behavior on the part of the patient. So, treat it like a natural disaster. Bills go to FEMA or some dept like that. Add other similar diseases and…

A perfect storm

The problems:  anchor baby, DACA, “allowing” people to reside on US soil with an illegal residency status.  A perfect storm of terrible public policy.  People as political pawns are harmed.