Back in the dark days of late 2003, now-disgraced former Majority Leader Rep. Tom DeLay got a quite extraordinary bill past the House of Representatives. The vote was held open for 5 days and included payola, whippings and public beheadings on the floor to get the necessary votes—OK not quite but pretty close
Author Archives: Matt Holt
Busboys On The Street
January 18, 2006 – 2:27 pm
Everybody’s a critic but some critics – particularly those with real-world experience – shouldn’t be ignored. My last pair of columns discussing the uninsured and San Francisco Supervisor Tom Ammiano’s proposal to get city employers to cover their employees health care costs caused a moderate amount of fuss. One San Francisco restaurateur told me in …
A Tale of the (Insurance) City
January 10, 2006 – 11:43 pm
So far the proposal by gay comedian turned San Francisco Supervisor, Tom Ammiano, to force San Francisco employers with more than 20 employees to pay for their employees’ insurance is getting the kind of response that you’d expect. The headlines read that Merchants blast plan to require health care, and why wouldn’t they? It is, of course, …
