Category Archives: Economics and the like

Cartoon: Socialized Medicine

Posted on August 5, 2009 by Ampersand

Click on the cartoon to see a larger version. You can listen to Reagan’s speech here, and see I’m not exaggerating (he begins talking about loss of freedoms for doctors at about six minutes, and predicts total fascism at around … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartooning & comics, Health Care and Related Issues | 9 Comments

Between You and Your Doctor

Posted on August 4, 2009 by Julie

I find it just wonderful that conservatives are still pulling out the “A government bureaucrat between you and your doctor” canard in their fight against health care reform. I guess I can see that argument working during the Clinton years, … Continue reading →

Posted in Conservative zaniness, right-wingers, etc., Elections and politics, Health Care and Related Issues | 34 Comments

The Sound and Serious Arguments Against Cash For Clunkers

Posted on August 4, 2009 by Ampersand

Conor Friedersdorf, one of my favorite conservative bloggers, highlights two “sound” and “serious” arguments against the cash for clunkers, or CARS, program, which offers car buyers a government-financed rebate when they trade in a car for a higher-mileage car (some … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics and the like | 12 Comments

Quote of the Century

Posted on August 4, 2009 by Jeff Fecke

If you like the Post Office and the Department of Motor Vehicles and you think they’re run well, just wait till you see Medicare, Medicaid and health care done by the government. —Arthur Laffer Yeah, that would be really bad. … Continue reading →

Posted in Health Care and Related Issues | 15 Comments

Wells Fargo Sued For Racist Lending Practices

Posted on August 4, 2009 by Ampersand

Actually, Wells Fargo has been getting sued quite a lot. First the NAACP, then Baltimore, and now Illinois. The New York Times has some statements from former Wells Fargo employees, describing how the system works. Some of the details are … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics and the like, Race, racism and related issues | 32 Comments

Health Care — Half a loaf now, or try again in 19.5 years?

Posted on July 29, 2009 by Ampersand

Cartoon by Jen Sorenson. Ezra argues that we should grab half a loaf while we can: There are many themes in the sad and frustrating history of health-care reform. But one of the central ones is that there were many … Continue reading →

Posted in Health Care and Related Issues | 86 Comments

Bill O'Reilly Is Awesome At Math

Posted on July 28, 2009 by Ampersand
Posted in Conservative zaniness, right-wingers, etc., Health Care and Related Issues, Media criticism | 4 Comments

Don't You Call Me Pudgy, Portly, or Stout

Posted on July 22, 2009 by Jeff Fecke

By any measure, Dr. Regina Benjamin has had an enormous positive impact on our nation. The first African-American woman and first physician under 40 to serve on the AMA’s board of trustees, Benjamin is the CEO of Bayou La Batre … Continue reading →

Posted in Fat, fat and more fat, Health Care and Related Issues, The Obama Administration | 24 Comments

Cartoon: The Great Cycle of Wall Street

Posted on June 25, 2009 by Ampersand

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Posted in Cartooning & comics, Economics and the like | 3 Comments

Senator Mikulski confirms: The Empire does run our health care system

Posted on June 17, 2009 by Ampersand

Yesterday I posted one of my recent cartoons, which suggested that a health care system like ours would be run by the evil Empire, from Star Wars. Today, Ezra Klein reports about a Senate health care hearing: Sen. Judd Gregg … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartooning & comics, Health Care and Related Issues | 8 Comments