A federal project to control the ravages of the great Tennessee River. Why would anyone object . Medical advances have added years to americans lives. But not everyone can afford medical cares high cost. Why shouldnt the government guarantee a minimum level of health care . In 1978, californians voted for proposition 13 even though it was likely to result in cutbacks of government services. Had the gornment gone too far . Not everyone agrees on governments proper role. Some feel government has gotten out of hand. Others feel were not doing enough. Public goods and responsibility how far should we go . Well examine thatuestion with the help of economic analyst richard gill on this edition of economics usa. Im david schoumacher. We can all enjoy the benefits of Public Services such as museums, schools, and highways, but they have to be paid for. They are, usually in the form of taxes. Why must the government provide these services . Why cant we rely instead on the free market . Its a con
Guarantee a minimum level of health care . In 1978, californians voted for proposition 13 even though it was likely to result in cutbacks of Government Services. Had the government gone too far . Not everyone agrees on governments proper role. Some feel government has gotten out of hand. Others feel were not doing enough. Public goods and responsibility how far should we go . Well examine that question with the help of economic analyst richard gill on this edition of economics usa. Im david schoumacher. We can all enjoy the benefits of Public Services such as museums, schools, and highways, but they have to be paid for. They are, usually in the form of taxes. Why must the government provide these services . Why cant we rely instead on the free market . Its a controversial question, as we see in the case of private utilities versus the tva. The great mississippi flood of 1927 left 800,000 homeless. Swelling waters overran levees throughout the Tennessee River and into the mississippi, t
Substantive concerns with this very, very broad and expansive bill. And those concerns and objections have been laid out. They have been laid out by my staff, in meetings with the staff of the senator from vermont. They have been laid out by the republican Ranking Member on the committee, senator burr. I share his general concerns about the bill. So if the distinguished senator from vermont doesnt understand those concerns, quite frankly, hasnt been listening very hard. We have laid them out, and they are shared by 43 senators versus a bill amended at the desk with no objection to its substance. None. 1000. Big difference. Big difference. So on behalf of a total of 43 senators, i do object. The presiding officer objection is heard. Mr. Vitter madam president . The presiding officer the senator from louisiana. Mr. Vitter retearing the tphraorbgs i would ask the retaining the floor i would ask the distinguished senator from vermont through the chair, he mentioned senator landrieu, has se
Tam Tampa Airport was so sparsely attended that the rows for empty. Sad. And the coronavirus, the rate of new cases is far higher in the yith than in europe and elsewhere, the president said tweeted this unbelievable claim. Quote, with the exceptions of new york and a few other locations, we have done much better than other countries dealing with the virus. And as much as trump is signalling out new york, he is forgetting that florida long ago surpassed as the epicenter of the virus. Cont contradicted by people who are actually doctors. Many of the cases shouldnt be cases. Cases are up because we have the best testing in the world. The increases we are seeing are real increases in cases. As well as increasing in hospitalization and increase in death. I have to be a believer in hi high droxy chloroquine. We are actually going to be two, three, four weeks, i think we will be in very good shape. What were seeing today is different from march and april. Its an extraordinarily wide spell, i
Literally changed and canceled every two years. There is a lot of flex and change in this market, and prices continue to go up. At the end of the day heres what were facing. Some two million, three million, or four Million People may find themselves in a more difficult position because the policy they once had doesnt meet the standards which have now been established in law for minimum Health Insurance coverage in america. What are those standards that we say should be in every Health Insurance policy . Number one, you cannot discriminate against people because of a preexisting condition. Is there a person alive in america today, any family that doesnt have someone with a preexisting condition . It can be something as basic as asthma, diabetes, high blood pressure, cholesterol issues, mental illness. These things literally disqualified people from coverage in Health Insurance. Weve changed that law and said you cannot discriminate based on preexisting conditions. Secondly, weve said yo