From “Extremely Problematic” to “Train Wreck” – Democrats on Defense Washington, D.C. – Last night during the South Carolina 1st Congressional District debate, Democrat Elizabeth Colbert Busch joined the chorus of Democrats who are running for office and running from ObamaCare. As BuzzFeed notes Colbert Busch “was troubled by [ObamaCare's] cost and the burden it [...]
By William Brown Today I prepared the 2012 tax return for one of my clients who owns a successful Iowa small business. The taxes for the year were substantial, but fortunately the client had paid significant amounts in to the government as estimated tax and withholding, so this client has paid in about the same [...]
By William Brown Today I prepared the 2012 tax return for one of my clients who owns a successful Iowa small business. The taxes for the year were substantial, but fortunately the client had paid significant amounts in to the government as estimated tax and withholding, so this client has paid in about the same [...]
By Craig Robinson Governor Terry Branstad rolled out his healthcare proposal at his weekly press conference on Monday. Unlike some Republican governors like John Kasich of Ohio, Chris Christie of New Jersey, and Rick Scott of Florida, Governor Branstad has opted not to support Medicaid expansion. The Supreme Court’s ruling on the Affordable Care Act [...]
(DES MOINES) – Gov. Terry E. Branstad today submitted a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to inform the Federal government that Iowa will avoid a costly state-based model and will instead pursue a state-federal partnership to retain autonomy over Iowa’s healthcare system and minimize costs. The State will pursue a practical [...]
By Craig Robinson When Mitt Romney selected Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan to be his running mate back in August, political pundits and many in the media questioned Romney’s selection because of Ryan’s proposal to reform Medicare could be unnecessary baggage for the Republican ticket. Republicans were ecstatic with the selection of Ryan, a young, articulate, [...]
U.S. congressional candidate Ben Lange today released a “Special Report on Medicare” which provides Iowans the facts about recent competing claims about Medicare, backed by primary source material and citations. Lange’s report highlights the fact that Braley’s has no plan to save Medicare and his ‘do-nothing’ approach is threatening the future of Medicare for Iowa’s [...]