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WADE RATHKE is the founder of ACORN, Chief Organizer at ACORN International, and Author of "Nuts & Bolts", "Citizen Wealth", "Global Grassroots", and "The Battle for the 9th Ward".

Tag: Health Care

The Healthcare Fixes Unfixed, Divide and Conquer on Display

ACORN ACORN International February 20, 2018February 21, 2018 by digital

Sofia    There’s no national healthcare in Bulgaria from what I learned in recent discussions, so this is a country where Americans can come to die and feel at home.  Think about that for a minute.  Living costs are relatively low.  Healthcare costs are relatively high.  Is this the world we want?  Perhaps so, because we …

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Veterans Might be Caught in the Slipstream of Trump Turmoil

Ideas and Issues July 29, 2017July 31, 2017 by digital

Little Rock   The latest news flash is that current Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security and former four-star Marine general, John Kelly, has been named the chief of staff at the White House, busting out another 6-month wonder. The hope is that he will bring discipline, order, and stability to the White House, but …

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Republicans’ Healthcare Bill: Is it Loving the Rich or Hating the Old, Poor, and Disabled?

Ideas and Issues June 23, 2017 by digital

New Orleans  Ok, it’s alright if you admit it. Deep down, way deep, way down, some of you hoped that the Senate would really write a healthcare bill that looked and tasted a little bit like Obama’s Affordable Care Act. When President Trump said that he thought the House Republicans’ bill was “mean,” some of …

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