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Stories by Alexander Benard

Alexander Benard is a New York attorney.

New Stimulus Package, Same Old Mistakes

Alexander Benard wrote on October 16th, 2009 at 3:23 pm

Spending substantial amounts of money on a second stimulus will only deter the conditions needed for a true economic recovery.  more

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The One Issue Presidency

Alexander Benard wrote on September 10th, 2009 at 3:02 pm

By diverting all of his attention to the health bill, Obama may find that he does not have political capital left over to convince the American public to sustain a commitment in Afghanistan or push Congress to cut the deficit.  more

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The Republican Alternatives to Obamacare

Alexander Benard wrote on July 23rd, 2009 at 11:34 am

Last week, a Senate committee approved a bill for “Quality, Affordable Health Care” — or “QAHC.” This bill would inflict on our country a very real fiscal wound from which we would not soon recover.  more

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Green Bay Makes The Case For Federalism

Alexander Benard wrote on June 12th, 2009 at 7:31 am

Yesterday, Barack Obama visited Green Bay, Wisconsin, to tout that city’s successful efforts to rein in the costs of healthcare.  Obama used the occasion to make the case for federal healthcare reform, modeled on the success of Green Bay and other cities like it.  But Green Bay’s experience teaches a very different lesson: when the   more

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