Archive for August, 2009
The Passing of Senator Kennedy
As you well know by now, Senator Ted Kennedy passed away last night at the age of 77. One of the most influential senators of our time, universal healthcare was “the cause of his life.” It is quite possible that this tragic loss will change the psychology behind the fractured Democratic party, prompting them to [...]
Posted: August 26th, 2009 under Drugs, Healthcare, Obama, The First Year.
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No More Public Option?
We at Election Stocks had a pretty solid idea of what to expect from Obama’s healthcare reform, which has now turned into health insurance reform. We thought there was no way insurance companies would come out of this one ahead.
The idea behind the public option was that it would have been significantly cheaper than private [...]
Posted: August 17th, 2009 under Healthcare, Obama, The First Year.
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Could Public Opinion Defeat Reform?
The bottom line here at Election Stocks is to try and predict when policy changes are going to take place, and with healthcare, that means we have to find out if these town hall protests are real or manufactured.
It has been a standard Republican tactic in the past to organize a group of their supporters [...]
Posted: August 13th, 2009 under Economy, Healthcare, Obama.
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Stimulus Package Progress Report
On February 25 of this year, we launched a Stimulus Package Stock Portfolio to track our favorite picks. And considering everyone on Wall Street is going recovery crazy today after the better than expected-job-report, it seems like as good a time as any to check up on our portfolio.
We continue to have returns far above [...]
Posted: August 7th, 2009 under Economy, Obama, The First Year, Unemployment.
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Extending Cash for Clunkers
Majority Leader Harry Reid vowed to pass the additional $2 billion the Cash for Clunkers program needs to continue. And considering the huge majority the Democrats have in the Senate, it’s fairly certain that Reid will be able to keep this promise. Assuming the program remains enormously popular, what’s the best way to cash in [...]
Posted: August 5th, 2009 under Autos, Economy, Environmental Issues, Obama, The First Year.
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