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Kamala Harris Advocates Wiping Out The Private Insurance Market: ‘Let’s Eliminate All Of That. Let’s Move On’

Molly Prince on January 29, 2019 Democratic California Sen. Kamala Harris stated Monday that she feels “very strongly” about fully embracing the single-payer health insurance system, which would overhaul the entire American health care market. “We need to have Medicare for all,” Harris responded during a CNN town hall with Jake Tapper. WATCH: Referring to the…

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Three Ways to Truly Reform US Healthcare

by Ian Tartt   Healthcare is a hot topic in the US. Nearly everyone recognizes that it’s in need of a major overhaul, but can’t seem to agree on how that overhaul should look. This article will examine some of the problems with US healthcare and offer solutions for fixing it. If the politicians would…

Obamacare Lite’s Individual Mandate: What You Need to Know

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Brett Chandrasekhar For years, Republicans have talked about repealing and replacing Obamacare. What they didn’t tell you is that they wanted to repeal and replace the individual mandate too. Before Rand Paul had seen the bill created by Republican leadership, he was already hearing rumors that it included the…

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Bernie Sanders Doesn’t Fact Check Statistic; Gets Owned

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: by Micah J. Fleck Bernie Sanders once again made a factually shaky claim for political purposes, but this time got called on his exaggerated rhetoric by the press. The claim: If ObamaCare is repealed, over 36,000 people will die annually. Scary number, right? The problem is that it isn’t true….

Libertarian Social Media Pages Unite to Prove Voluntary Donation Works
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Libertarian Social Media Pages Unite to Prove Voluntary Donation Works

by Micah J. Fleck It started with the Facebook page Being Libertarian, and has now grown to a threefold effort between BL, Occupy Democrats Logic, and Capitalism. What is currently happening on social media involving these communities is a brushfire of voluntary giving and libertarian pride that should excite and empower all libertarians who believe…

Feds Open To Privatizing Ailing Obamacare Co-Ops
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Feds Open To Privatizing Ailing Obamacare Co-Ops

Richard Pollock   The Obama administration’s top health insurance official told Congress Thursday he wants to “loosen up capital rules” to allow private investors to become part owners of the dozen surviving Obamacare co-ops. Andy Slavitt, the acting administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) which oversees the Obamacare co-ops, told the…

Your Health Insurance Is Unaffordable? Pay Uncle Sam!
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Your Health Insurance Is Unaffordable? Pay Uncle Sam!

The PPACA, or Obamacare, is still the law of the land, and despite steep tax penalties for failing to purchase health insurance in 2016, many people see paying the I.R.S. as more affordable than purchasing insurance. by Joey Clark   Proponents of Obamacare hoped the newly created health exchange would allow people to price shop between…

Obamacare enrollees under 4 million, falling short of its 26 million goal

Obamacare enrollees under 4 million, falling short of its 26 million goal

The Obama administration has proven itself to be both untrustworthy and incompetent when it comes to taking accountability for failed legislation. So when Obama said last April that 8 million had enrolled in Obamacare, he was met with intense skepticism. Both members of Congress and the press have tried to uncover the true costs and…

Woman suffering from Lupus loses her insurance under Obamacare

Woman suffering from Lupus loses her insurance under Obamacare

Emilie Lamb voted for Obama in 2012 hoping that Obamacare would benefit her. Now the 39-year-old suffering from Lupus has seen her premiums dramatically increase from $57 to $373 per month. She was recently the special guest of Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) during Obama’s State of the Union address. Follow TLR on Google+ Emilie was…