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Toyota

Since the Dilly, Dally, Delay & Stall Law Firms are adding their billable hours, the Toyota U.S.A. and Route 44 Toyota posts have been separated here:

Route 44 Toyota Sold Me A Lemon



Friday, February 13, 2015

MoJo: Meet the Unusual Plaintiffs Behind the Supreme Court Case That Could Destroy Obamacare


As always, stunning information for MoJo:



By Andy Kroll

There are few members of Congress more opposed to using government funds to stimulate the economy than Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas). As a candidate in 2011, he blasted President Barack Obama's job creation agenda as "yet another rehash of the same big-government stimulus programs that have consistently failed to generate jobs." Government, he went on, "doesn't create jobs. The private sector…creates jobs." In office, Cruz has inveighed against the president's "failed stimulus, which reminds us that jobs are not created by the federal government"—a message he's sure to repeat if he launches a 2016 presidential bid, which looks more likely by the day.

But before entering politics, when he was a $695-an-hour lawyer in private practice, Cruz once delivered a full-throated defense of the stimulus spending he now condemns. [READ MORE]
 
 
This week, Mother Jones took readers deep inside King v. Burwell—the Supreme Court case that could destroy Obamacare. One plaintiff didn't realize the case could wipe out health coverage for millions, while another called Obama "the anti-Christ." Also, America's largest health care company came forward to claim that the argument behind the case is "absurd" in a brief filed to the court.
In other news, Twitter released its biannual transparency report, revealing that Russia has started asking the company for information about its Russian users for the first time. The Koch brothers raised a whopping $249 million at their latest donor retreat. Arizona's new governor says there's no money in the bank for public education, but there's some extra for a new private prison.
And as a lawyer, Ted Cruz defended tort reform in high-profile cases—but staunchly opposed it in campaigns. You can listen to him argue a case here. [READ MORE]
 
 

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