Press Releases and Party News

Debbie Schum, Delta County, Colorado Libertarian Party chair, gave her perspective on health care reform on CNN after attending the White House’s press event in Grand Junction.  Schum, a small businessperson, shares with CNN’s host the concerns of millions of Americans about the rising costs, plummeting quality, restrictions on access and rationing that are hallmarks […]

Today’s Vancouver Sun reports on one reason Libertarians, joined by most Americans, oppose Obama’s proposed government takeover of health care.  Government control of health care has always led to rationing and denial of medically necessary surgery: VANCOUVER — Vancouver patients needing neurosurgery, treatment for vascular diseases and other medically necessary procedures can expect to wait […]

Dear friend, Faced with withering criticism from the independent voters who elected Obama, as well as polls showing majorities of Americans oppose their health care reform plans and would prefer government inaction to the current system, the media reported this weekend Democrats may consider removing a provision for government-run health insurance from a massive bill […]

Whole Foods CEO John Mackey lays out the problems with government-run health care, the need for serious reform and offers a libertarian alternative in a tremendous column in The Wall Street Journal.  Click here to read the full column. Mackey suggests Congress, among other things: • Remove the legal obstacles that slow the creation of high-deductible […]

Ed Coleman, Libertarian member of the City-County Council in Indianapolis, sought support today for a proposal to cut unneeded spending as many taxpayers struggle to make ends meet.  Coleman proposed the city sell off 12 of its government-owned golf courses. "Most of our golf courses currently aren’t making money, and the ones that are aren’t […]

As more and more concerned Americans make their first trip to a "town hall" meeting to voice their doubts about Obama’s proposed government takeover of health care, support for the risky experiment plunges.  No wonder Democrats were working so hard this week to slander attendees and discourage people from attending meetings they couldn’t risk canceling. […]

Also from today’s Washington Times.  The unavoidable reality of rationing basic care is one of many reasons why Libertarians oppose government-run health care and prefer to open up the insurance market.  Click here to read the full editorial, which states: President Obama told a rally in Portsmouth, N.H., on Tuesday to ignore the "scare tactics" […]

Yes, the proposed government takeover of health care actually contains that language, which The Washington Times editorializes as "Orwellian." Click here to read the editorial, which goes on to debunk the Obama claim he isn’t raising taxes: …The bill does contain new taxes — plenty of them. Pages 167 and 168 impose an income tax […]

Startling economic numbers from France and Germany, critics of the Obama plan to stimulate the economy through massive deficit spending.  Libertarians were early critics of the ‘stimlus’ package of government expansion as a plan, pointing out it would delay economic recovery.  Libertarians, backed by most Americans, suggest tax and regulatory relief to boost job creation. […]

The Huffington Post reports today on a deal hatched between the White House and major pharmaceutical firms to win their support of Barack Obama’s proposed government takeover of the nation’s health care system.  The report comes after the New York Times and Los Angeles time reported such a deal was in the works.