Word: limiters
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This is not only a blow to freedom of expression, but a dangerous violation of the right to privacy. Since a simple email message can wind up on databases worldwide, the indecency bill would essentially limit people in what they can write to their friends or associates, for fear of incurring an indecency charge as their email unintentionally makes its way into the public forum. It can be argued that those using email must be sensitive to the fact that it is not secure and therefore shouldn't write things that will get them into trouble. However, if I were...
...spend for Medicaid's traditional purposes as the states see fit. The G.O.P. would then slow the growth rates of these "Medigrants" from the current forecast of 10% yearly to 5%, with some states coming down to as little as 2% growth. On the positive side, the block grants limit the Federal Government's financial exposure to rising Medicaid costs. And the G.O.P. is not proposing actual cuts, but reductions in the rate of Medicaid's growth. Still, given the outlook for affected Americans, the Medicaid proposal has drawn harsh criticism from many, like Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber, a Democrat...
...aren't pretty. They can drop people from the rolls, but that makes the problem of the uninsured worse. Employer-based health coverage has already declined in recent years as companies turn to part-time workers who don't get benefits--or simply lay people off. Medicaid has helped limit the damage caused by these cutbacks. (Without it, according to the independent Kaiser Commission on the Future of Medicaid, 9 million more Americans would be uninsured today.) But if the G.O.P. prevails, the ranks of the uninsured seem sure to grow. The Urban Institute, a Washington research group, projects that...
...Spending limits being considered are $200, $100 and $50. An extremely low limit would probably be coupled with an "equalized campaigning" clause that would force all candidates to campaign in a similar way, through equal pestering, door dropping and other methods...
Safety regulations differ widely in the three NAFTA countries. Truckers in the U.S. are limited to 10 hours of driving time each day; Canada has a limit of 13; Mexico has no limit. Canada and the U.S. require front brakes, while Mexico does not. The U.S. is the only one that requires random drug testing. Even if uniform rules are agreed on, enforcement will remain a problem. As part of its safety program, the Texas department of public safety conducts periodic raids on the customs yard at Laredo, Higgerson says. But Richard Sparks, a former customs agent, recalls that whenever...