National Health Insurance debated as time winds down
Cedar Rapids readers weigh the pros and cons of National Health Insurance as a solution to soaring costs and gaps in coverage. The piece surveys international systems, hospital funding shares, and local trends at St. Luke’s and Mercy hospitals, arguing that more regulation and government control may worsen costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NHI
United States
Treasury
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
St. Luke’s and
Mercy Hospitals
Medicare
Cedar Rapids
NHS
Indexing poverty and inflation risks in government policy
A Los Angeles Times Syndicate column argues that indexing wages and taxes to inflation is deceptive and dangerous. It warns that it masks real losses, burdens workers in higher tax brackets, and undermines currency stability, urging strict spending limits and real productivity gains instead.
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Congress
Internal Revenue Service
Canada
Brazil
Pancho Villa
Way with Words Redundancy By Theodore M Bernstein
A reader notes overuse of the word at in southern speech and cites Prince Charles remarks and a Laos monetary unit kip worth one hundredth of a kip. The column discusses grammar corrections, language quirks, and ends with a Laosy pun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laos
A Human Compared to a Fine Watch in Thoughtful Metaphor
The author likens a person to a finely wound watch noting that kept wound a watch runs steadily while a human cannot be wound again once run down. The piece reflects on perseverance and decay.
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General News
Cedar Rapids Gazette, Sun
National Health Insurance
Sam Wallace
St. Luke’s Methodist Hospital
Hawkeye Area
By Jenkin Lloyd Jones
America
Environmental Protection Agency
Ptolemy
Los Angeles Times Syndicate
Theodore M. Bernstein
Oswald Singer
Morehead City
N.C
Sun Belt
South
Prince Charles
Britain
Australia
Brisbane
Marilee Beach
Mount Kisco
N.Y
New York Times Syndicote
Cori Ribiet Jr
InterOcean Press Syndicate
Beth
Tomy
Utrider
Fisher Price List and Load Railroad
Cpenney Toyland
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2Nd Ave
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