Health care reform winners and losers in economic terms
Washington Post columnist David Broder notes that major health reform shifts will create large winners and losers as self-interest drives positions. He cites Uwe Reinhardt on doctor income shifts under managed care, insurer market dynamics, and business group stakes, with large firms advantaged and small firms facing higher costs.
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Uwe W. Reinhardt
Princeton University
House
Ways and Means
American Medical Association
White House
AMA
Reinhardt
Hmos
Health Insurance Association of America
Alliance For Managed Care
Clinton
Self censorship vs violence on TV by Sen Dorgan critic
Howard Kleinberg argues for individual self censorship over government rules amid a Concordia College violence study. He warns banning war films and religious epics would erode media choice, urging parents to supervise at home and keep laws out of viewing decisions.
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Byron Dorgan
D-N.d
Minnesota
Los Angeles Times
Concordia College
Patton
Arizona weigh tax boost for baseball over schools
Opinion letter argues against funding a baseball facility in Arizona while public schools face cuts. The author urges prioritizing education as population grows, warning a stadium would divert funds from academics and technology. Baseball may bring long term revenue but not at the expense of children’s futures.
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Major League Baseball
Arizona
Stadium Growth Benefits and Youth Employment For Phoenix Area
Opinion piece argues the 300 million baseball stadium will boost Phoenix Maricopa County and statewide economy. It notes stadium revenues could fund homeless care and indigent health, cites prior downtown sales tax gains, and urges private sector help to create youth employment to curb gang violence and dropouts. Readers urged to send brief letters with real names and contact details.
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Phoenix
America West Arena
Ciy of
Johnson
Mesa government overreach in private enterprise sparks tax burden fight
Albert R. Bellevue, a Gold Canyon analyst, condemns Mesa's use of ten tax exempt enterprises to fund city government, arguing $35 million in overcharges and subsidies drain ratepayers and bypass voters. He calls for privatization of MEU and a rebalance of city power, urging new candidates and restructuring before March elections.
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COMI
Mesa Electric Utility
MEU
Salt River Project
SRP
Benson
U.S
MEA
Palo Verde Generating System
East Valley
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