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Opinion  |  Douglas Carswell  • 
January 23, 2023

Will Congress raise the debt ceiling (again)?

By borrowing, rather than raising taxes, those in Washington D.C. have been able to find money for their various boondoggles. The United States was founded on the principle that there should be ‘no taxation without representation’ – and adherence to that principle helped keep government small for much of America’s history. Throughout the nineteenth and…
Opinion  |  Cecil Brown  • 
January 22, 2023

Politics should not drive Medicaid expansion decision

The formula worked in those states that adopted expansion, but not in those that didn’t, including Mississippi. Once again Medicaid expansion is a hot topic in Mississippi politics. Those who oppose expansion make several arguments to support their opposition. “It costs too much. It’s socialism. It’s not a silver bullet. The whole healthcare system needs…