I am perusing the web all week, and I write about some things, but I read about a lot more. Each week, I curate interesting things that you may enjoy checking out. Some political, some not!
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I am perusing the web all week, and I write about some things, but I read about a lot more. Each week, I curate interesting things that you may enjoy checking out. Some political, some not!

Jon Fleischman
Oct 11
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Democrats on Capitol Hill are holding refusing to provide the handful of U.S. Senate votes to pass the seven week continuing resolution because they want to undo spending cuts in the One Big Beautiful Bill including some cuts to Obamacare subsidies. Adam Michel from the CATO Institute makes the case for what this is a really bad idea policy-wise.

SIX REASONS NOT TO EXTEND THE ENHANCED OBAMACARE SUBSIDIES

Liberty Taxed: A Blog on US Tax Policy
Six Reasons to Not Extend the Enhanced Obamacare Subsidies
At the center of the government shutdown is a disagreement over whether to extend a temporary pandemic-era expansion of the Affordable Care Act’s premium tax credits. These subsidies cover health insurance premiums for the roughly 7 percent of Americans who use the government-run Obamacare insurance marketplace. Sold as a temporary boost during the COVI…
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4 days ago · 15 likes · Adam Michel

STATE OF GOLD PODCAST: WILL O’NEILL, CHAIRMAN OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY OF ORANGE COUNTY

Most readers don’t know that I am the elected Treasurer of the Orange County Republican Party. In this position it is my pleasure to work daily with my good friend, Will O’Neill. In this video podcast, Will draws from his experience as a former Council Member and twice Mayor of Newport Beach, attorney, and infrastructure advocate and dives into California’s public safety crisis and how his hometown of Newport Beach increased property values dramatically with a focus on public safety, while LA fell prey to the “defund the police” movement and lost disaffected residents.

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