When ‘what if’ turns into ‘what is’

An emergency tested our Medical plans Given the group's demographics, it's not surprising that health care, along with finances, rank high on the list of preoccupations among San Miguel's expats, as they realize they are on the last lap around the racetrack. Some planning is in order. At this stage, eightieth birthdays call for special …

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Broccoli and universal health care

During oral arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court two weeks ago Justice Antonin Scalia derisively compared the mandated insurance requirement of President Obama's health care law with a theoretical government mandate for Americans to buy and presumably eat broccoli. If the federal government can impose one mandate, why not the other?It was supposed to be …

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