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Delaware beats Switzerland as most secretive financial center

Sat, 11/07/2009 - 10:29am — Joshfulton.blogspot

As a testiment to Delaware's secrecy, I barely knew it existed.

Move over Switzerland. The tiny state of Delaware beats the Alpine country in a contest for the most secretive financial jurisdiction, a tax justice rights group said on Saturday.

The United States, led by the eastern seaboard state, took in $2.6 trillion in deposits from non-resident corporations and individuals in 2007, according to a survey of financial jurisdictions analyzed by the Tax Justice Network.

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Karen Hartley-Nagle for HR 676

Sat, 08/30/2008 - 1:53pm — DCblogger

Q&A: Karen Hartley-Nagle

2. What steps should the government take to improve the health of its citizens, and make health-care more affordable?

Pass H.R. 676, Single Payer Universal Health Care now.

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Health care and the race for Insurance Commissioner in Delaware, healthcare, single payer

Mon, 08/18/2008 - 1:49pm — DCblogger

Three Democrats, one Republican vie for insurance commissioner

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Per capita health care spending (2007):

United States: $7290
Switzerland: $4417
France: $3601
United Kingdom: $2992
Average of OECD developed nations: $2964
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The text of HR676 (Medicare For All) as PDF (30 pages). The FAQ. Compare HR3200 with HR676.

Medicare for All would save $350 billion a year (study in New England Journal of Medicine).

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