Editorial

In 1984, President Ronald Reagan signed into law the National Organ Transplant Act. This created a great public-private model in our nation’s organ donation and transplant system that greatly benefits the citizens of Louisiana.
It is easy to point to federal government programs that are characterized by waste, fraud, and abuse. Fortunately, Reagan’s legislation placed a very important healthcare function outside the realm of those who mismanage and exploit government programs.

As the country prepares to enter a third year of painful inflation, Americans are pessimistic about the state of the economy and bracing for a recession. Families are planning for their futures in the face of uncertainty and ever-increasing prices. Against this backdrop, big insurance companies, left-wing Biden administration bureaucrats and crony capitalist regulators are working hand-in-hand to target a major financial planning tool. If successful, this effort will further enrich the big insurers at the expense of retirees, families, and people who have suffered a tragic loss.

The worst inflation in 40 years has now morphed into what appears to be a global banking crisis—all of which appears to be the result of bad government policies. Inflation is out of control because our government shut down the economy for Covid, thereby creating a huge supply shortage—then flooded the country with Covid stimulus money creating a huge demand for supplies.