Cokie Roberts says government accounts for 40 percent of GDP
Forty percent of gross domestic product "is state, local, or federal money."
Forty percent of gross domestic product "is state, local, or federal money."
All the talk about socialism during the campaign made young people more interested in it by Election Day.
"The richest 1 percent have more financial wealth than the bottom 95 percent combined."
"Health care mandate will require imprisonment and fines for Americans who can’t afford to purchase insurance or pay hefty government penalties."
The Obama administration is "cutting back on defense"
On whether the governor of Massachusetts should be able to appoint an interim U.S. senator
"Recent census data shows that the average American family spends over $13,000 a year for health care coverage."
Health insurance companies deny "1 out of 5 treatments prescribed by doctors."
Insurers delayed an Illinois man's treatment, "and he died because of it."
Health insurance companies pay CEOs $24 million a year
"Every other democracy in the world has a health care system that covers everybody, and we don't."
The U.S. ranks 37th in the world for health care.