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Individuals May Get Skinny To Avoid ObamaCare Mandate

ObamaCare's individual mandate is supposed to nudge healthy workers to buy comprehensive coverage, either out of a sense of propriety or thrift -- not wanting to throw away money to pay a tax penalty. But a new, low-priced health plan developed by insurers to cover run-of-the-mill medical costs -- but not hospitalization or surgery -- would let workers dodge the penalty and leave them with a clear conscience. With the health and expense

Texas, Red States Beat Blue States On Jobs, Growth

Texas outperformed every other state in the nation on jobs and growth over the past decade, according to the latest annual report on state economic performance released Thursday by the American Legislative Exchange Council. Michigan came in dead last. The rankings are based on state GDP growth, population shifts, and changes in non-farm payroll jobs between 2001 and 2011. The ALEC report also finds that Utah has the best economic outlook this

Immigration Bill Fix May Cut ObamaCare Employer Fine

The Senate Gang of Eight is working to fix the unintended hiring advantage their bill would give to newly legalized immigrants over U.S. citizens as a side effect of ObamaCare. A careful analysis suggests that any politically realistic fix likely has to involve sharply reducing the health law's employer fines. As first reported by IBD, many employers will owe up to $3,000 per full-time worker who taps ObamaCare's insurance exchange

The Tenth Amendment in action in Maryland as counties stand against the gun bill

Obama machine will roll on with or without him

Most Running Shoes Slow You Down and Increase Risk of Injuries

Who Gets High Blood Pressure from Salt?

Excitement grows for another South Texas shale

Hollywood insiders among Hulu suitors

P&G buoyed by return of Lafley

News Corp adopts ‘poison pill’ in split

Oil ends week down 2 percent on tepid demand outlook

Railroad Commission approves well integrity rules

Volatile Tokyo instils global equity angst

Valeant nears $9bn Bausch & Lomb deal

Arrests made on plane from Pakistan

US senators raise flag over SoftBank’s Sprint bid