[SMARTY]

Make the f*&#ing thing VOLUNTARY... then it will have to compete with other plans... it’s called Capitalism and it works!

[expat_panama]

 

Hey & Good Morning!!

Just an hour before opening bell w/ stock indexes closing off yesterday a half % and futures back up a bit now.  Gold and silver plod along flat in spite of their futures traders fears.

A flood already in progress today:

7:00 AM MBA Mortgage Applications Index
7:00 AM MBA Mortgage Index
8:30 AM CPI
8:30 AM Core CPI
9:15 AM Industrial Production
9:15 AM Capacity Utilization
10:00 AM NAHB Housing Market Index
2:00 PM Fed's Beige Book
4:00 PM Net Long-Term TIC Flows

[for me the CPI should be interesting...]

Soooo much news:

A Warning to the President-Elect From Friedrich Hayek Cass Sunstein, BloombergView

Trump v. the Dollar: Why Investors Are Right to Be Nervous Anthony Mirhaydari, TFT

The Bear Market in Bonds Already Looks Shaky Scott Dorf, BloombergBusinessWeek

Trump Will Make Volatility and Uncertainty Great Again Doug Kass, RealMoney

Who Is Driving Policy Train at Trump Headquarters?Jeff Harding, Independent Mind

What You Need to Know About the Republican Tax Squabble Shawn Tully, Fortune

Recommended threads:

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• The Washington Post Takes Anti-Trump Bias To A New Level
• Wal-Mart to add about 10,000 retail jobs in the US
• Economic Prosperity in the Digital Age
• Roundheads Against King Corn: Why the Renewable Fuel Standard Deserves To Die

[iontheball]

Make the f*&#ing thing VOLUNTARY... then it will have to compete with other plans... it’s called Capitalism and it works!
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I agree and voice strong objection to the “fascination” with the narrative that government has to be in the picture. Get government out of the business side of health care and open it up nationally to free competition.