The USDA recently began an initiative to battle food stamp fraud and abuse. Existing loopholes in federal regulations require no asset test to qualify. Thus, recipients can live in large houses and drive luxury cars but still qualify for the SNAP program if their income appears low enough on paper. According to the Secretary of Agriculture, 14,000 individuals from just one red state drive luxury cars, including three Bentleys, three Ferraris, three Lamborghinis, 59 Maseratis and 141 Porsches.
Author: Devon Herrick
High-Deductible Plans are Increasing but Need Important Reforms
I’m a fan of high-deductible health plans, but the premiums under Obamacare are too high compared to the benefits. Plans should be able to offer annual and lifetime caps on benefits to reduce premiums further. Obamacare’s ban on annual and lifetime benefits is what allowed drug prices and the price of some medical procedures to reach the stratosphere. In addition, with hospitals acquiring physician practices many consumers are being steered to hospital owned facilities which have higher prices.
More Baby Boomers are Distancing Themselves from Adult Offspring
Parents often have different definitions of respect and loyalty. The biggest reason for parental (and child) estrangement is probably that quiet estrangement is no longer stigmatized like it once was. It is difficult to gauge whether estrangement is more common than decades past or if people are more willing to talk about it. Or perhaps words and definitions have changed.
Don’t Close the Door on Immigrant Doctors Willing to Work in Underserved Areas
Even the most die-hard immigration opponents should not complain about doctors, who invested vast amounts of their own time, effort, and money into medical training, hoping to practice their skills here. This is especially true if they are willing to work in underserved areas.