AvatarRick CAvatarAvatarBasically every problem in the US economy is because companies have too much powerverified_publisherQuartz - Dan KopfCompetition is good. This might be the most basic tenet of economics. In a healthy economy, when one company is selling a product for well above what it costs to produce, other companies jump in that market to compete with them, reducing the resulting markup on goods. This is good for consumers and …
AvatarRick CAvatarAvatarIs America past the point of no return?verified_publisherSalon - By Thom HartmannHave corporate/billionaire control of our republic reached such a point that it’s no longer reversible? Have we passed the tipping point where democracy dies? A few years back, on my radio show, President Jimmy Carter said that America, in large part because of Supreme Court decisions like Citizens …
AvatarRick CAvatarAvatarWhat exactly does Trump want from this health care bill?verified_publisherCNNCNN — President Donald Trump is frustrated. His promise to “repeal and replace” Obamacare is on the rocks, again, thanks to divisions in the Senate Republican ranks, and emboldened Democrats are circling the wagons to protect the law. On Friday morning, he awoke to fling a new wrench into already …
AvatarRick CAvatarAvatarThe secret Republican plan to unravel Medicaidverified_publisherSalon - By Robert ReichBad enough that the Republican Senate bill would repeal much of the Affordable Care Act. Even worse, it unravels the Medicaid Act of 1965 — which, even before Obamacare, provided health insurance to millions of poor households and elderly. It’s done with a sleight-of-hand intended to elude not only …
AvatarRick CAvatarAvatarArticles about couple build their eco friendly dream home forest on Dwell.comverified_publisherdwell - DwellFinding inspiration in the work of Tadao Ando, a Houston couple design the concrete house of their dreams. This residence in Lake Oswego cascades down a hillside to embrace its waterfront locale. Long before a 3,500-square-foot home stood on this secluded 12-acre site, this land was just a favorite …