Tonight:
Sutherland Institute President Paul Mero serves up a weekly installment of healthy discussion with the Mero Moment. This week, a Sutherland staple: Charity Care as an alternative to programs like Medicaid.
Activist and oil lease auction monkey wrencher Tim DeChristopher was convicted of two felonies in March for gumming up a lame-duck Bush administration plan for wholesale oil leasing on Utah lands. Today, he was sentenced to 2 years in prison and a $10,000 fine. Was the sentence fair, or did it go to far?
History: Countries who’ve tried to reduce their deficit while their economy is weak always fail.
The debt ceiling debate has reached a ridiculous new low. Senator Harry Reid and Speaker John Boehner have proposed separate plans to avoid a government default and reduce the deficit through cuts and revenue changes. But many are saying the House Speaker doesn’t have the votes to get his own plan — DOA in the Senate anyway — through his own chamber. Newly elected Tea Party Reps claim they’d rather see a default than compromise. What say you?
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