Government costs and hidden taxes in health care
The Health Insurance Institute of America argues that government payments fail to cover hospital costs, shifting expenses to private patients. Since 1979 about $3 billion has been transferred to non-government patients, with projections toward $4.8 billion in 1981. The piece urges controls on inflation, calls for the government to pay its fair share, critiques Social Security overpayments, and supports selling surplus federal property to cut the deficit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Health Insurance Institute of America
HIAA
James L. Moorefield
Social Security Administration
Robert L. Livingston
Louisiana
Washington
Livingston
Abscam
Congress
FBI
Intersea Fisheries
Don Vaughn
Jean Michel Cousteau
Jacques Cousteau
Indy Badhwar
Joseph Meltzer
Denver
Richard Stanczyk
Intersea
Abdul Enteprises
Meltzer
Abdul Enterprises
Chase Manhattan
Kai Gulve
Matsui Corporation
Japan
Stanczyk
Gulve
Truth about the Consumer Safety Commission budget and actions
Donald Lambro critiques the Consumer Product Safety Commission amid 26 percent budget cuts and 30 percent staff reductions, arguing the agency harms consumers and inflates prices through regulation. He cites recalls, TRIS removal, and misattributed safety reforms while noting a few actual safeguards. The piece contrasts administration claims with perceived failures and questions media bias in coverage of national issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Steuart Statler
Senate
Commission
CPSC
Food and Drug Administration
Commerce Department
The Media Elite Liberal Bias Among Journalists
A study by Richter and Rothman, under Columbia, shows national journalists as predominantly liberal. It reports voting trends for Democrats, high liberal attitudes on abortion and schooling, and high earnings among respondents, with some economic moderation on regulatory issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Robert Richter
Stanley Rothman
Columbia University
New York Times
Washington Post
Wall Street Journal
Time
Newsweek
U.S. News
CBS
NBC
ABC
PBS
Lyndon Johnson
Barry Goldwater
Pushers And The Pushed
Paul Harvey argues political and social division harms the nation citing media influence and moral desensitization. He contrasts British historical resilience with American decline, urges a stomach turning point, and critiques consumer safety and federal agencies including Abscam fallout impacting Intersea Fisheries.
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Bluefield Baily Telegraph
Hugh Shott
Richard Wesley
God Save the King
U.S
Donald Lambro
The
Truth About Consumer Safety Commission
Ged
Nancy Stearts
Nicaragua
WISA
SAC
Joint Chiefs
NATO
Nee Beicause
Nancy
M. Stanton Evans
United States
Paul Harvey
Voltaire
Jenk Jones
George Fourth
William
Britain
Victoria
Reagan
FDA
Commerce
Jack Anderson
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