Health care coops, which were supposed to offer a nonprofit alternative to private insurance, have essentially been strangled by the private insurers and by congress. 10 out of the 23 have are to close many more are expected to close in the next few months or years. They will probably never viable long term. It was a little like the peewee football he going against the nfl. Amy we will speak with dr. Steffie woolhandler as well as the head of the colorado coop that is going under, and insurance whistleblower Wendell Potter on why health care coops are failing. In a new documentary reveals why the u. S. Has become on of the leading tax shelters of the superrich. We are the 99 . We are the 99 . Invest int money to our country, to invest in people, and their not doing it anymore. As a nurse, i would say theyre probably mentally ill. It is not normal to hoard all that money. Require us to pay in the u. K. , we pay 6 million were not accusing you of being illegal, we are accusing you of bei
Whole thing is jerry disabled. Just trying to put this into perspective, i travel a lot and was in new york meeting said dave the news the little tabloid a story in the quarter the corner sat in queens new york the judge the critics thought he was too liberal and he was mugged on his way to his car then he said today it is unusual but i have an opening statement. I know there is an old joke a liberal is a conservative that has not been of but i have been mugged and i will not change my views a little lady steps up and said beat him up again he did not get the message. [laughter] that is what we do with the polls. Retry and i will tell you is it works like that little old he they keep beating them up until they get the message that is why at the end of the day i become less cynical because American Public opinion really does referee the worst instincts of behavior. So with that we are happy to take any questions and i forgot to ask is there any press in the room . I see one. Good to kno
The fed was very accommodative, and we started to build a housing bubble which we burst in 2008, and now i think arguably in 2013 we may have created or at least started to create another equity bubble that in some areas, perhaps many some real estate markets, is also turning into a bubble. New york city, toronto, we were talking about this at lunch, other urban centers, especially those attractive to foreign buyers are seeing very rapid increases whereas in more rural areas thats not happening. So how do we, how do we respond to this, and what does this tell us about the future . One of the things thats emerged here is that the financial and real estate markets have in the United States and perhaps elsewhere have developed a kind of uncomfortable codependence with the central bank. That is, if markets, especially lets say equity markets in the last several years, are very resilient in the face of threats. We saw this in recent weeks where all the armwringing, handwringing and talk abo
[captioning made possible by Constellation Energy group] welcome to 11 news sunday morning. Im lisa robinson. And im kai reed. Our top stories in a moment. But first we take a look outside with tony pann. A little bit warmer today. Yes. Small victories, right . Yes. We have been in the teens the last few mornings and now in the 20s. Typically you would say thats cold, but compared to what we have had, its milder. We should be above freezing. That is something we have not done in a while. Average high is 42. Were still way below the mark, but we will get warmer and, how far, trade out the possibility for morning sleet tomorrow. Are you ready for super bowl xliii . The ravens will take on the 49ers and theres ravens fever all over baltimore. Fans are busy stocking up on merchandise and the lucky ones are going to new orleans. More on the fan frenzy. Still flying high on the a. F. C. Championship from last sunday . Since the minute this store opened monday morning its pretty tight in here
I will answer your initial question if i could and i will turn it back to ed. First of all, on speaking to the m. T. I. s at lackland, a lot of people have spoken to them. Ed, of course, the leadership and the team have all talked to them. The individuals that you talked to might not have been there. The number one i took away with the meetings with them is that those people, and the passion they have for this problem they feel the way i do. Thats our air force. Our military ought to be leading this effort. We have a structure, we have the ability to command, control, educate, and oversee, we have the ability to punish. We all the tools in place to be the role models for this. We owe the American People for that. General, please, time has expired. Please finish that answer for the record. Mr. Nugent. Thank you, mr. Chairman. My big concern, having been a sheriff and prosecuted and investigated Sexual Assault cases is the victimization. How do we deal with those victims and in particula