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Ben Rudin is a graduate of The Fund for American Studies program Engalitcheff Institute of Comparative Political and Economic Systems. As well, he has worked as an intern for then-Assembly member Christine Kehoe, and for the U.S. President’s Advisory Council on Financial Literacy – Office of the Vice Chair. Contact Ben at benexaminer@gmail.com.

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A "Bailout" for Main Street That Isn't

Tuesday, December 8th, 2009

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How to Prevent Another Housing Crisis

Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009 · 4 comments

Senator Chris Dodd proposed a financial regulation overhaul bill recently. These changes in regulations may or may not be a good thing, but they miss...
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Representative DeFazio: Taxing Wall Street Won't Work

Saturday, November 28th, 2009 · 4 comments

Representative Peter DeFazio has proposed a tax of 0.25% on "stock transactions, futures, swaps, credit default swaps and options" and to...
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Mr. Bradbury: Government Should Steer, Not Row

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009 · 3 comments

Recently, Oregon Democratic candidate for governor Bill Bradbury announced his support for a proposed California...
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Individual Mandate Penalty Insufficient

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In the new health care bill released in the Senate, among other provisions, two are that insurance companies can no longer discriminate based on...
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Make Health Insurance Payments Like Indemnity Payments Again

One health care reform idea that has not been discussed is to make health insurance payments like indemnity payments again. Indemnity payments pay a...
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Homebuyer Subsidy Should Expire

The Senate is voting today on extending the Homebuyer "Tax Credit." This "tax credit" gives people within a certain income range...
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Equal Treatment for Individual Health Care

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The U.S. Senate is likely to cut the employer mandate in the health reform bill and simply replace it with penalties for the business if any of its...
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"Preventive" Care Saves Lives, Not Money

The late Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan once said, "You're entitled to your own opinion, not your own facts." Preventive care, in my...
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Carbon Tax is the Better Solution

For many years we have had a debate about how to solve the problem of fossil fuel pollution. We have seen many...
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