Steve Ackerman, Author at Gem State Patriot News

May 1, 2016 No Responses

Trump, Obama, and NATO: American Isolationism and Estrangement toward the Atlantic Alliance

NATO is vital to peace and prosperity in the U.S. and Europe. It safeguards the largest trading relationship in the world, ensures prosperity for Americans and Europeans alike, and deters and contains conflicts. This is something Donald Trump and Barack...

January 1, 2016 No Responses

Dump the Essential Health Benefits Mandate from Obamacare

Want to Attack Rising Health Insurance Premiums? Sign My Petition to Dump the Essential Health Benefits Rule from Obamacare. Health insurance premiums keep rising. Industry studies show higher premiums across the country by ...

November 14, 2015 No Responses

Free and Fair Market? Not if it is Health Insurance in Idaho

Imagine you live in a world where you can only buy food, gas, and other supplies for your family a few months out of the year. This is not due to bad weather, a workers strike, or a terrorist attack...

June 15, 2015 No Responses

The Statesman should not second-guess our vote for Randy Folwell

LETTER TO THE EDITOR by Steve Ackerman. REPLY by Bob Neugebauer. On May 26, the Ada County Republican Central Committee held an election to recommend candidates for sheriff to the county commissioners. Randy Folwell and Ste...

March 31, 2015 No Responses

Letter to the Legislature on the Grocery Tax

Dear Members of the Legislature: I write to you today, urging the elimination of the tax on groceries. I cite four reasons for doing so: 1) The tax on groceries disproportionately hurts working poor families; 2) Idaho’...