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7 Million To Be Pushed Out Of Job-Based Insurance. Let’s Hope For Millions More

February 6, 2013 By Egberto Willies

When one hears a title of a story like “Seven million will lose insurance under Obama health law”, the rule thumb is to first panic. Should not Obamacare have ensured that that would not occur? When one further dives into the story and realize that it means seven million will lose insurance provided by their […]

Filed Under: General Tagged With: Affordable Care Act, Employee, Employer, insurance, obamacare, public option, single payer

Republicans Cave & Accept Obamacare – Reality Trumps Ideology (VIDEO)

February 5, 2013 By Egberto Willies

Another Republican governor came to reality and accepted Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion. The Federal Government in Obamacare has agreed to pay for 100 percent of the expansion of Medicaid in its first years and at least 90 percent of it thereafter. All governors refusing this care for their most needy are poster people for the inhumaneness […]

Filed Under: General Tagged With: Affordable Care Act, Governor, John Kasich, medicaid, obamacare, Ohio

Today’s Rant: Obama’s Term Must Fix Tax Structure To Solve Wealth & Income Inequality (VIDEO)

January 17, 2013 By Egberto Willies

CNN PRODUCER NOTE EWillies1961 told me, ‘The reality is none of the other issues matter if the decline of the middle class continues. If the decline of the middle class continues immigration is not a problem because no one would want to come here. Gun control won’t matter because the government will be forced to […]

Filed Under: CNN iReports Tagged With: Affordable Care Act, Obama, obamacare, president obama, second term

Private Health Insurance Is Rationing For Profit & Middle Class Wealth Transfer Transport To Wealthy

January 2, 2013 By Egberto Willies

Ron is a friend of mine that I met at QLS Health Complex in Kingwood, TX (now Life Time Fitness). A couple of years or so back we use to play racquetball several mornings a week. We also played a few tournaments. He is in great shape and plays racquetball like a 30 year old. […]

Filed Under: Guest Bloggers Tagged With: healthcare, obamacare, Private Insurance, Ron Smith, single payer

Republicans rejecting Republican ideas major cause of Washington dysfunction

December 27, 2012 By Egberto Willies

It is easy to throw all politicians in the same boat when describing the gridlock and dysfunction that is afflicting Washington today. The simple fact is that it isn’t so. Thomas Mann and Norman Ornstein wrote about it in their book “It’s Even Worse Than It Looks: How the American Constitutional System Collided With the […]

Filed Under: General Tagged With: ACA, Affordable Care Act, E.J. Dionne, gop, obamacare, republicans, Washington Post

America Dodged A Bullet Despite Negligent Press by Egberto Willies -Kingwood Observer (2012-12-19)

December 23, 2012 By Egberto Willies

Following is my latest op-ed in the Kingwood Observer. It is important that we do not allow what a negligent corporate controlled mainstream is doing to our boy politic to succeed. LIKE My Facebook Page Follow @EgbertoWillies PDF of Article Viewers are encouraged to subscribe and join the conversation for more insightful commentary and to support progressive […]

Filed Under: Kingwood Area Democrats, Published Articles Tagged With: Mainstream media, negligent, obamacare, Press

If Obamacare Saved $1.5 Billion Last Year Think What Single Payer Would

December 6, 2012 By Egberto Willies

Great_Seal_of_the_United_States Obamacare

The Huffington Post article titled “Obamacare Health Insurance Rules Saved Customers $1.5 Billion Last Year: Study” should leave everyone scratching their heads. Obamacare ensures that at least 80% of premiums for individual policies and 85% of premiums for group policies are used for medical care; at least for those that choose to sign up. Those […]

Filed Under: General Tagged With: Affordable Care Act, healthcare, obamacare

Guested on HuffPost Live to Discuss Israel, Pelosi, and Obamacare

November 14, 2012 By Egberto Willies

The Community sounds off with Ahmed on Nancy Pelosi’s decision, a deadly strike on Hamas, public opinion on Obamacare and the latest Toyota car recall. Originally aired on November 14, 2012 Hosted by: Ahmed Shihab-Eldin    GUESTS: Andrea Murad (New York, NY) Freelance Journalist @andreamurad Egberto Willies (Kingwood, TX) Political Blogger and Author @EgbertoWillies Kira […]

Filed Under: Egberto On TV, HuffPost Live Tagged With: Ahmed Shihab-Eldin, HuffPost Live, Nancy Pelosi, obamacare

Alan Grayson: GOP Health Care Plan: “If You Do Get Sick, Die Quickly!” (VIDEO)

October 30, 2009 By Egberto Willies

Alan Grayson Die Quickly

Alan Grayson pulled no punches. However, he is pretty darn accurate in what the effect of following Republican policies is all about. It upset Republicans. Many thought it was over the top. Alan Grayson: Die Quickly comment CBS reported it as follows. Republicans think they’ve found their Joe “you lie!” Wilson: Rep. Alan Grayson, Democrat […]

Filed Under: General Tagged With: ACA, Alan Grayson, die quickly, obamacare

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