Weekend Musings from a Restless Mind
Weekend Musings from a Restless Mind States resisting Medicaid expansion is just the latest chapter of “stopping federal government taking over”. Many private hospitals refused to submit to integration in the 1960’s. Baptist Hospital of New Orleans, later known as Memorial Medical Center (yes the site of Five Days at Memorial ) issued this statement in 1966 “It is our conviction that we can serve all of the people better if we remain free of government entanglements that would dictate the terms and conditions under which this hospital shall be operated.” Yes because the federal government mandating equality is a bad thing. Privatizing the United States Postal Services is not a new Republican scam. It’s been in the works for years. The Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act of 2006 mandated that USPS must prefund its pension benefits for 75 years through a $5.5Billion annual payment. The Republican controlled Congress...