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Tuesday, July 8, 2014

Stories Causing Atlas to Shrug, July 8th Edition

The Tech Geniuses That Built The Obamacare Website Win Another Multibillion Dollar Government Contract

A Romanian attacker hacked the Vermont Obamacare Exchange last December at least 15 times and went undetected for a month. 

Medicare's anti-fraud efforts recover more than $8 for each $1 spent but only comprise 0.22% of total federal healthcare spending. 

Economic Recovery in the Era of PPACA: The U.S. lost 523,000 full-time jobs in June & gained an astounding 799,000 part-time jobs. 

The fun things 50 million folks can buy with food stamps to combat 'starvation' in America. 


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