With a Gun
In his private sessions with House and Senate Democrats, Biden reportedly likened dealing with the Republicans to negotiating with terrorists and said GOP leaders had “put guns to their heads.” (Dana Milbank, Washington Post, 8/2/2011)
More Democrat civility, this time courtesy of Crazy Joe.
Best of all it's Free!
Private health insurers must now give birth control and other women's health tests for free, the Obama administration said Monday. Among the benefits to be offered "without cost-sharing" -- meaning no co-pay, co-insurance or deductibles beginning Jan. 1, 2013 -- are:
-- well-woman visits;
-- screening for gestational diabetes;
-- human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA testing for women 30 years and older;
-- sexually-transmitted infection counseling;
-- human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) screening and counseling;
-- FDA-approved contraception methods and contraceptive counseling;
-- breastfeeding support, supplies, and counseling, including breast pumps; and
-- domestic violence screening and counseling.
(Foxnews.com, 8/2/2011)
A quick primer on "free." The government mandates that these services be provided "free." Because doctors and insurance companies do not work for nothing, they raise fees for other services and premiums to cover the cost of the "free" services. The increased costs get shared by all to pay for "free." That is how "free" works.
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