by Surgery Center of Oklahoma | Mar 16, 2015 | Blog
I think it is good to be alert to any discussions that are “downstream of a flawed premise.” Let me explain. When I hear, for instance, that the “flat tax” is preferable to the current income tax, I think to myself that this is a discussion of the knife versus the...
by Surgery Center of Oklahoma | Feb 20, 2015 | Blog
I laugh every time I see headlines bragging about the number of people enrolled in “Obamacare.” What choice to people have, after all? ”Buy this crappy insurance plan (that you wouldn’t buy unless you were forced), or face the wrath of the IRS bayonet.” And then...
by Surgery Center of Oklahoma | Feb 12, 2015 | Blog
Brandon Dutcher, senior VP at the Oklahoma Council of Public affairs, sent me this Washington Examiner article by Tim Carney. Mr. Carney assumes that his readers are familiar with King v. Burwell, a case before the Supreme Court that most agree represents a death blow...
by Surgery Center of Oklahoma | Feb 2, 2015 | Blog, Medicaid and Medicare
Every day, people go to Washington, D.C. to rent or buy legislators. (I like the idea that legislators, like NASCAR drivers, should proudly exhibit their sponsors on their suits.) This is nothing new, and only the most naive would believe that the vast majority of...
by Surgery Center of Oklahoma | Jan 29, 2015 | Blog
Here is a link to my most recent interview with Albert Lu, host of “Power and Market Report.” My segment begins at 26:25 into the show, in case you are strapped for time. For your convenience and if you are wanting more of this, here is a link to my first and previous...
