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The Health Care Quandary

Vincent Ryan Ruggiero — Wed, 10 May 2017 19:49:47 +0000

Traditionally, most Americans placed a high value on personal responsibility. They believed people should provide for themselves by working hard, living within their means, and saving money for unexpected needs, notably illness. At the same time, they believed that parents should help children, children should help parents, siblings should help one another, and neighbors should [...]

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Elder Abuse, Government Style

Vincent Ryan Ruggiero — Wed, 07 May 2014 21:06:53 +0000

There are many good reasons for recommending geriatric chairs for individuals in Assisted Living Facilities (ALFs), particularly those with Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia. And yet the federal government and most state governments have classified the chairs as restraining devices and restricted their use. Good intentions notwithstanding, that action did a great disservice to our most [...]

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Progressivism’s Fundamental Flaw

Vincent Ryan Ruggiero — Thu, 07 Nov 2013 05:00:05 +0000

Progressivism is the dominant political and social philosophy of our time. Even people who know little about it tend to regard it favorably. They believe that since progress suggests moving forward, developing, and improving, Progressivism must be positive and good. But Progressivism doesn’t deserve this favorable image because it is rooted in a profound falsehood—that the vast majority of [...]

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Enjoying Your Obamelet?

Vincent Ryan Ruggiero — Wed, 23 Oct 2013 14:04:32 +0000

Obamelet is an apt metaphor for the President’s transformation of the economy. It recalls Vladimir Lenin’s statement, made 75 years ago in reference to the Great Famine in Ukraine: “If you want to make an omelet, you must be willing to break a few eggs.” Let’s be clear: I am not labeling the President a [...]

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Don’t Raise The Debt Ceiling- LOWER It!

Vincent Ryan Ruggiero — Thu, 17 Oct 2013 18:27:17 +0000

Does the debt ceiling debate seem familiar? It should. From the Carter administration to the Obama administration the debt ceiling has been raised 39 times. Each time the increase was opposed but then passed by the opposition party. It’s like a political variation on the silent movie drama in which the poor damsel says, “I [...]

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