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Medicaid Facts

Many people think Medicaid is just for poor people -- until they or their family members become part of the 20% of Americans who use it. "Medicaid has surpassed Medicare in the number of Americans it covers. [...]

March 27, 2017|Categories: Talking Points|

Authoritarianism Strikes Healthcare

Dateline: March 9, 2017 Working through the dead of night, House Committees are rushing to "repeal and replace" before the Congressional Budget Office and other thoughtful analysts can decipher and explain the bill to the American people. [...]

March 10, 2017|Categories: Talking Points|

This Is Dangerous – Don’t Be Distracted

This Tweet is dangerous:       But this trending hashtag is worse: #TrumpPressConference Why? Because the fact that millions of people are tweeting about Trump's 90-minute rambling press conference means that he won -- he got [...]

February 18, 2017|Categories: Talking Points|

15 Warning Signs of Tyranny by Robert Reich

What are the 15 warning signs of impending tyranny? As tyrants take control of democracies, they typically: 1. Exaggerate their mandate to govern -- claiming, for example, that they won an election by a landslide even after [...]

January 2, 2017|Categories: Talking Points|
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