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Monthly Archives: March 2017
The Great Health Care Debate Isn’t Over
Alan Zendell, March 26, 2017 Donald Trump and Paul Ryan say they’re done with health care for the foreseeable future. That’s an interesting choice of words, because the last few weeks have proved that they’re not very good at foreseeing … Continue reading
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Tagged ACA, AHCA, blame, campaign promises, Freedom Caucus, insurance companies, Obama, premiums, risk, Ryan, Trump, universal coverage, voters
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The Demise of the AHCA
Alan Zendell, March 25, 2017 I never say, “I told you so”, and I won’t now, but as my posts have been saying for the last couple of weeks, no other outcome was possible. There was no way Trump could … Continue reading
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Tagged AHCA, betrayal, blame, blue collar workers, compassion, congress, failure, health care, legislation, Obamacare, Paul Ryan, Trump, truth
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Where Have I Heard This Before?
Alan Zendell, March 20, 2017 Echoes of déjà vu and familiarity have been bouncing around in my head for almost two years now. Today, I happened across a brochure from the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, titled ODD, or … Continue reading
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Tagged adolescent behavior, collusion, Comey, congress, disorders, FBI, Gallup, hearings, National Security Advisor, new low, Obama, popularity, presidential, promises, respect, russia, truth, wiretapping
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A Letter to People Who Voted For Trump
Alan Zendell, March 19, 2017 Agnes Gyorgyey Summers came to the United States as a young girl from Hungary during the anti-Soviet uprising of 1956. She has spent most of her life as an American working to assure that people in … Continue reading
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Tagged accountability, divest, drain the swamp, goldman sachs, golf, leadership, medicaid, medicare, president, promises, russia, social security, tax returns, Trump, vacations
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Zero Sum Games
Alan Zendell, March 16, 2017 Game theory defines a zero-sum game as any situation in which all gains and losses must balance each other exactly. When all the inputs and outflows are added up there can be no net gain … Continue reading
Seventh Grade Civics
Alan Zendell, March 14, 2017 I am frequently amazed at how little the average American understands about the way our government works. Admittedly, thirty-seven years as a federal employee gave me a leg up, but what was everyone else doing … Continue reading
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Tagged affordable insurance, AHCA, budgets, CBO, costs, federal budget, health care, Judiciary, Obamacare, promises, reducing costs, Tom Price, Trump
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The Truth About Health Care
Alan Zendell, March 8, 2017 Most of what you read in the media about health care in the United States is exaggerated, spun for political reasons, or outright lies. Health care is a very complex issue until you strip away … Continue reading
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Tagged america, bill of rights, Chaffetz, congress, constitution, federal budget, government health care, government spending, health care, health care costs, lies, media, misdirection, priorities, taxes, Tea Party, Trump, Trump's promises, truth, values
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Early Warning Signs
Alan Zendell, March 6, 2017 Most of us have been conditioned since childhood to recognize warning signs and heed them before the trouble they portend hits us in the face. Most Americans are optimistic by nature. It’s one of our … Continue reading
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Tagged chaos, congress, courts, dysfunction, election, immigrants, immigration, leadership, lies, misdirection, Mitch McConnell, moral leadership, Paul Ryan, political agenda, president, presidential, storm warnings, teenagers, Trump, truth, values, warning signs
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Music Therapy
Alan Zendell, March 3, 2017 Last evening, I attended a concert by the marvelous Stetson University student orchestra. I was greeted by this plaque at the entrance to the concert hall. Lovely, isn’t it? I said it was a concert, … Continue reading
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Tagged anguish, beethoven, depression, desolation, music, overcome, schubert, Stetson University, therapy, triumph, Trump, values
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Giving Back
Alan Zendell, March 2, 2017 I often think of the 2000 film, Paying it Forward. In retirement I tutor kids, mostly teenagers, in math and science, though our conversations tend to stray into many other areas. I find them surprisingly … Continue reading
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Tagged education, families, honesty, immigrants, leadership, moral leadership, morallity, teenagers, Trump, truth, values
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