Policies and Regulations

Now you can post your HR Policies and News Bulletins in a flash.

Duration : 0:1:32

Read the rest of this entry »

In which John offers a summary of the health care reform bill that just passed the U.S. senate, discussing the insurance exchange market, pre-existing condition clauses, medicare taxes, and other fine points of the still-under-debate bill. Here’s a good explanation of how the insurance exchanges will look like: http://bit.ly/eIwNE

Thanks to Alan Lastufka
( http://youtube.com/fallofautumndistro ) for the Ben Nelson asshat photo.

About abortion: The senate plan works like this: Policies covering abortion would be available in the exchange market (at least in some states), but those plans would have to collect two separate premiums–one covering everything other than abortion, and one for abortion coverage. The subsidy (available to all families making less than about $88,000 a year depending on number of kids) would only apply to the non-abortion policy.

If this seems like a hilariously stupid distinction, that’s because it is. Ultimately, it of course doesn’t matter which policy the subsidy goes toward. But then again, every federal program “supports” abortion in some way. For instance, without federally funded highways, it would be impossible for most women to get abortions. All government spending indirectly goes to support all activity in America, but it’s ridiculous to say that, for instance, food stamps encourage meth use, even though sometimes people trade meth for food they bought with food stamps. It’s equally disingenuous to say that this bill will allow federal funding of abortions, unless you’re willing to argue that all government spending funds abortion.

Duration : 0:3:54

Read the rest of this entry »

TRNN interviews relatives of recently assassinated men in Nablus, Occupied Palestinian Territories.

Duration : 0:9:56

Read the rest of this entry »

At a Barney Frank town hall meeting in Dartmouth, MA, a constituent asks, “Why are you supporting this Nazi policy?”

Frank responds: “On what planet do you spend most of your time?” He then calls her approach “vile, contemptible nonsense.” He closes by saying: “Trying to have a conversation with you would be like arguing with a dining room table.”

Duration : 0:1:18

Read the rest of this entry »

More at http://therealnews.com
Are assumptions about Iran wrong?

Monday November 19th, 2007

Duration : 0:8:12

Read the rest of this entry »

Drug Czar Gil Kerlikowske joins Fox Business for the fourth of their High Noon installment on the changing face of America’s marijuana policy

Duration : 0:8:19

Read the rest of this entry »

Tucker Bounds On Palin Experience

Duration : 0:4:8

Read the rest of this entry »

http://www.EmploymentCrossing.com
Enterprise Rent-A-Car Co. known for its 51-year history of never laying off a U.S. employee, said it would dismiss 1,000 of its 75,000 employees, as Americans lessened the amount of time spent driving and flying.
Enterprise’s vice president of corporate responsibility, Patrick Farrell said “These types of declines are unprecedented,” noting that not only does these job cuts further demonstrate the current economic downturn, but continue to erode workplace norms that once protected many U.S. workers from permanent job loss.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment in the car rental and leasing sector fell 3.3% in October from a year earlier.

Duration : 0:1:7

Read the rest of this entry »

In 2006, Massachusetts passed health care reform that implemented a number of policies that are now being mirrored in the Obama health reform plan. The president has repeatedly claimed that his plan will lower health care costs but not decrease health care quality. This visualization looks at how the Massachusetts plan has panned out in terms of cost and wait times.

Sources:

Wait Times – Merrit Hawkins and Associates 2009 Survey of Physician Appointment Wait Times: http://www.merritthawkins.com/pdf/mha2009waittimesurvey.pdf

Cost of Insurance Premiums – AHIP Center for Policy and Research Individual Health Insurance 2006-2007: A Comprehensive Survey of Premiums, Availability, and Benefits – http://www.ahipresearch.org/pdfs/Individual_Market_Survey_December_2007.pdf

Duration : 0:2:10

Read the rest of this entry »

Speak out for human rights

Are you outraged by human rights abuses around the world but hopeful for a more just future?

Then join and help make a difference across the globe.

Our 2.2 million-strong organization fights to free prisoners of conscience, stop violence against women, End The Government War Agendas and ensure everyone full human rights.

Help Stop the illegal SPP/NAU Agreements

World = Stop illegal War = It’s illegal!

SEEK JUSTICE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipUu6Yh4MWs

911 is a core example of what seems to be a cover-up, obstruction of justice and a direct connection between torture and the president, the vice-president and their closest aides.
http://www.amnesty.org/

WASHINGTON – Nearly half of U.S. diplomats unwilling to volunteer to work in Iraq say one reason for their refusal is they don’t agree with the Bush administration’s policies in the country, according to a survey released Tuesday.

Security concerns and separation from family ranked as the top reasons for not wanting to serve in Iraq. But 48 percent cited “disagreement” with administration policy as a factor in their opposition, said the survey conducted by the American Foreign Service Association, the union that represents U.S. diplomats.

In addition, nearly 70 percent of U.S. diplomats who responded to the survey oppose forced assignments to Iraq, a prospect that sparked a storm of controversy last year when the State Department announced it might have to require such tours under penalty of dismissal in the largest diplomatic call-up to a war zone since Vietnam.
Story continues below

The results suggest the State Department may be facing a far more serious revolt over Iraq among its ranks than previously thought, and call into question its ability to fully staff diplomatic missions in Iraq, as well as those in Afghanistan and other dangerous posts deemed critical to the administration’s foreign policy goals.

“The results of this survey raise serious questions about the long-term health of the Foreign Service and, with it, the future viability of U.S. diplomatic engagement,” said union President John Naland. “This argues for immediate action to deal with the concerns highlighted in the survey.

McCormack declined to comment on the implications of the percentage who said they had policy differences, but noted that “when we signed up for these jobs, we signed up to support the policies of the American government. If people have a problem with that, they know what they can do.”

”

Vote Ron Paul for ChangeDISCLAIMER, WARNINGS, AND NOTICE TO READERS: This website does not represent or endorse the accuracy or reliability of any of the information, content collectively, the “Materials”) contained on, distributed through, or linked, downloaded or accessed from any of the services contained on this website (the “Service”). None of the contributors, sponsors, administrators or anyone else connected with this website in any way whatsoever can be responsible for the appearance of any inaccurate or libelous information or for your use of the information contained in these web pages. All information provided using this website is only intended to be general summary information to the public.

FAIR USE NOTICE: These pages may contain copyrighted (© ) material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. Such material is made available to advance understanding of ecological, political, human rights, economic, democracy, scientific, moral, ethical, and social justice issues, etc. It is believed that this constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, this material is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior general interest in receiving similar information for research and educational purposes. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/… If you wish to use copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond ‘fair use’, you must obtain permission from the copyright owner.

This site if for informational purposes only; it is not for referrals to programs. We are not funded directly or indirectly by any treatment programs

Duration : 0:9:36

Read the rest of this entry »