The U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati found that the law's insurance requirement is constitutional (Levey). ... "Self insurance and private insurance are two forms of action for addressing the same risk," he said. ... However, healthcare experts say the mandate is necessary to insure that all Americans get insurance. ... "Time assuredly will bring to the light the policy strengths and weaknesses of using the individual mandate as part of the national legislation, allowing the peoples' political representatives, rather than their judges, to have the primary say," said...

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Both were chosen to represent the people of the United States and have been entrusted with the duty of regulating and creating both domestic and international policy. ... By observing facets of both their domestic and international policies, such as their economic, healthcare, and foreign policies (international relations, defense) it will be evident which President has better represented his people and better served the interests of his country. ... Shortly after his inauguration President Bush, looked towards setting in place policies that would implement tax-cuts to benefit the people; po...

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The purpose of the ACA was to increase the quality and affordability of health insurance and lower the uninsured rates by expanding public and private insurance coverage. ... The health law will create an elaborate procedure requiring individuals in 2014, who by an exchange policy with abortion coverage, to make two separate payments. ... The Affordable Care Act is forcing Christians to purchase an insurance policy that provides their employees with free access to contraceptive and abortion drugs that they would not have had otherwise (Mccormack). ... Currently, abortion is denied to federal e...

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His major campaign focus...touches on any different things...he comments on his interested in getting Bush out of the White house (duh) because he is against Bush's foreign policy, state f economy, health care, environment and affirmative action. ... And better health insurance policies for U. ...

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President Obama undertook a complete overhaul of America's foreign policy. ... Some of those countries were never friendly with American policies. ... It made it easier for all Americans to afford and get health insurance. Those Americans who did not have insurance were able to be covered for conditions that were preexisting or not. ...

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National security is a theme that includes foreign policy, domestic security and energy independence. Kerry pushes his ideals for national security by arguing that Bush's foreign policy is reckless and Dean "flip-flops" on Iraq and the Middle East. Senator Kerry wants to reverse the damage to U.S. security and leadership caused by President Bush's policies, and to create a new era of alliances that will meet the challenge of global terrorism. ... And to make sure that every child is covered, "the Federal government will pick up the cost of Medicaid coverage for children in exchang...

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Special interest groups are groups of individuals and/or corporations that usually have a direct stake in the outcome of the policy making process. ... Because these corporations have almost an unlimited supply of money at their disposal, it is easier for them to control or at least manipulate the policy making process. Incidentally, according to a web site called "Common Cause-Soft Money Laundromat" the five largest contributors to political parties over the last 15 years have been: oil companies, pharmaceutical companies, tobacco companies, insurance companies and technology/telecommunicat...

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The system that we refer to as the Social Security system was once known as the Old Age and Survivors Insurance (OASI). ... It would behoove policy makers to revamp a system which is still operating in the manner consistent with the manner utilized at its conception....

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Insurance agencies could not keep up with the loss of lives and property that was damaged; many companies went bankrupt or looked to our government for aide. ... The economy will stabilize, but our welfare will need to wait until we are under adequate government policy that emphasizes prosperity and not personal vendettas. ... Until then we will remain stagnant and making little or no progress all because of terrorism and our knack for making bad foreign policy decisions in the Middle East. ...

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After eight years of Bush foreign policy, Hillary was very active in starting to restore America's standing in the world. ... Instead, she worked with Republicans and Democrats to help create the Children's Health Insurance Program, which now provides health coverage to more than 8 million children. Later as senator, she introduced legislation to reduce the cost of health insurance expenses. ... Going forward, Hillary will build on these efforts and fight to ensure that the savings from these reforms benefits families-not just insurance companies, drug companies, and large corporatio...

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Government Spending & Budget As many Federal departments and agencies lurch into an era of running without funds, the leaders of both parties of Congress are spending less and less time searching for a compromise to balance the budget, and more and more time deciding how to use it to...

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The agenda also allows for an additional two million Americans to receive coverage under Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program (S-CHIP). ... This ignorance even extends to politicians, Senator Tom Daschle is quoted as saying that, "Through a combination of wrongheaded fiscal policy and tentative economic leadership, we have now suffered one of the most dramatic fiscal turnarounds in American history" (G.O.P.). ...

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