Fines for small businesses? Higher income taxes? The government choosing your health care plans? Gold-plated Cadillacs? It all sounds bad (or at least confusing) for Joe, and everyone else … but luckily we’ve broken it all down for you. For the full scoop on both Obama’s and McCain’s health care plans, see our recent article Health Care Spin.
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Clunker Claims and Cadillac Plans
The AFL-CIO is running a print ad this week arguing that "the House bill gets... Using H1N1 to Sway Health Care Debate The American Future Fund, a conservative advocacy group, has released a new ad that uses the...
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Q: Did President Obama declare a national state of emergency because of H1N1?
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November 6, 2009
Americans consumed 23.8 pounds of candy per capita in 2008.
Source: Census Bureau
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