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Archive for May, 2009

Robert Shiller's book The Subprime Solution: How Today's Global Financial Crisis Happened, and What to Do about It  came out last summer, and since then the diligent co-creator of the highly regarded Case-Shiller Home Price Index has already published another book . But Subprime contains provocative stuff, all of it nicely phrased, and a good summary of a well-thinking type of moderate interventionism that informed much of the 2008 bailout season. I'll avoid saying which of the following
Robert Shiller's book The Subprime Solution: How Today's Global Financial Crisis Happened, and What to Do about It  came out last summer, and since then the diligent co-creator of the highly regarded Case-Shiller Home Price Index has already published another book . But Subprime contains provocative stuff, all of it nicely phrased, and a good summary of a well-thinking type of moderate interventionism that informed much of the 2008 bailout season. I'll avoid saying which of the following

31 May

Weekend Linkage – May 31, 2009

It was a rare, gorgeous day yesterday, so we took the kids to a nearby farm to pick our own strawberry, the first time ever for us. Too bad that we didn’t know the hours of the farm before leaving home in the afternoon. When we arrived, we were told that we only had less than an hour. The kids were very excited when they were out on the field, though our older one doesn’t really like strawberry. When the farm was closed at 5:00 pm, the kids each had a small basket of strawberries that are still 

Healthy NY looks at adult child's income
The Post-Standard - Syracuse.com, NY
Q. My child just graduated from college and can no longer remain on my health insurance policy. If he applies for Healthy NY, will he have to include my income when listing household income? A. No. Healthy NY is a state-sponsored program that offers a ...

Charity brings Beijing leukaemia children's wishes to life on ...
Xinhua, China
Currently, most leukaemia children's families bear the treatment costs by themselves, said Hong. Those children who are covered by insurance can partly depend on claims and some, who are from very poor families, can apply for charity funds from ...

Health insurance on the block
Santa Rosa Press Democrat, CA
Jennifer Chavez is worried about proposed cuts to Healthy Families, a government-funded insurance program for children that provides low-cost medical coverage for her daughters, Jazmin, 9 and Alicia, 2. By MARTIN ESPINOZA Jessica Warner and her husband ...

31 May

The George Tiller I Knew

[Promoted by Meteor Blades] Like many in this community, my heart is heavy today. There have been many great diaries that talk about Dr. Tiller's years of service to women, and the threats he has endured throughout the last years of his life. My story is a bit more personal and I want to share it with all of you to give you more insight into the man. In 1975 my Mom noticed an indention in her left breast. She called and made an appointment with her OB/GYN, Dr. George Tiller. After his in

Slumping Economy Puts Test to an Aid System Tied to Jobs
New York Times, United States
Even as the meeting got under way, California was mulling its governor's cost-saving plan to outright abolish programs of cash welfare and children's health insurance. Mr. Greenstein called for scrapping marginal programs to save the most essential. ...
The Aurora Police Department conducted their first Pedestrian Safety Enforcement operation of the spring/summer season.  3 marked units with uniformed Officers and a plain clothes Officer acting as a pedestrian participated in this operation.The Officers focused on the intersection of Highway 99E and Ottaway Road NE, it is an unmarked crosswalk at a marked intersection that is near one of the city’s bus stops and the Post Office.  The Police and City Council have received numerous complaints abo

31 May

California Reaming

From San Jose MercuryNews : In the 1990s, President Bill Clinton announced a historic shift in government support for the poor. By requiring parents to work instead of merely handing them checks, Clinton vowed to “end welfare as we know it.” This week, California’s Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is taking that goal quite literally, proposing to eliminate cash assistance for the state’s poorest families altogether. Legislators, poverty researchers and poor parents alike greeted with astoni