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What You Need To Know About “The Big Short”

What You Need To Know About “The Big Short”

One of the most intriguing movies I’ve seen in a long time is The Big Short. It’s about the housing bubble and what we now call the Great Recession, based on Michael Lewis’s bestselling book “The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine.”

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Obamacare Taxes On The Poor And The Middle Class Held At Bay

Obamacare Taxes On The Poor And The Middle Class Held At Bay

Congress did a big favor last week for about one third of seniors on Medicare, roughly two-thirds of low-income families on Medicaid, people who are getting insurance in the (Obamacare) exchanges and everyone else with private insurance – whether obtained at work or on their own.

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Spending Bill Delays Controversial Health Law Taxes, Boosts Health Funding

Spending Bill Delays Controversial Health Law Taxes, Boosts Health Funding

Business groups on Wednesday applauded the proposed two-year delay of the so-called “Cadillac tax” for the Affordable Care Act that was included in the tentative federal spending deal, while experts said the amount of revenue the government would lose by postponing the tax — and the effect on the law  — is minimal.

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