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Talking Points on Health Care #17: Why National Health Insurance Means Waiting for Care

Some advocates argue that a universal government run "single payer" heath system is the solution to America's health care problems of rising costs and a substantial uninsured population. However, the experience of countries with such nationalized health systems shows that ...
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Talking Points on Health Care #18: Waiting for Medical Care in Canada

The 11th annual survey of Canadian health care waiting lists conducted by the Vancouver-based Fraser Institute found that the median waiting time for non-emergency surgery and treatments in Canada increased from 13.1 weeks (3 months) in 1999 to 16.2 weeks ...
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Talking Points on Health Care #19: More Money Won’t Cure Nationalized Health Care

Supporters of single-payer government health care typically argue that long waits for medical care in countries with such systems can be blamed on those governments not spend enough on health care. However, an analysis of waiting times and health spending ...
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Do Americans Spend too Much on Prescription Drugs?

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Many people think that Americans now spend too much on prescription drugs. In fact, it can be argued that Americans probably spend too little. One reason is that drugs are often a cost effective alternative to other therapies, such as ...
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Talking Points on Health Care #21: Higher Prices Aren’t to Blame for Increased Drug Spending

In recent years American's have been spending more on prescription drugs. In 1990, 5.4% of total US health spending was for prescription drugs while by 2000 that figure had risen to 9.0%, or almost double. While still a comparative bargain ...
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New Visions Commentary: Diversity By Design Hurtful to Minorities, and the Supreme Court Isn’t Easing the Pain, by Donald E. Scoggins

Affirmative action programs were created to help underprivileged minorities overcome adversity so they could take full advantage of the opportunities America has to offer. In reality, it can stifle that same opportunity, increase racial tension and create just the sort ...
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New Visions Commentary: Breaking the Mold: Herman Cain and the Rise of Black Conservatives, by Matthew Craig

Herman Cain has risen from meager beginnings to the pinnacle of the business world. Now he's now looking to apply his skills to the world of politics. His experience, coupled with his characteristic determination, make this black conservative a serious ...
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New Visions Commentary: Affirmative Action Hurts Historically Black Colleges and Universities, by Sean Turner

Morris Brown College in Atlanta, Georgia, having recently lost its accreditation, has suspended its sports programs and laid off its coaches. Unfortunately, Morris Brown is not alone among a growing list of historically black colleges and universities, or HBCUs, that ...
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Black Conservatives Available for Comment on California Race Initiative

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Members of the African-American leadership network Project 21 are available for comment on Proposition 54 - the "Racial Privacy Initiative" - that will be decided by California voters on October 7. Proposition 54 would prohibit California state agencies from classifying ...
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Black Group Opposes Civil Rights Commission Environmental Justice Report

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Commissioners of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights will meet in Albuquerque, New Mexico on October 17, 2003 to vote on the endorsement of a staff report that proposes changes to the federal government's "environmental justice" policy. Members of the ...
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