15-37 Oregon Mismanages Everything | It won’t even follow its own laws

By Dr Mark | September 13, 2025 | 0 Comment

Show 15-37 Summary: In the difficult shadow of Charlie Kirk’s assassination, we welcome two guests to discuss Oregon’s mismanagement of everything. Does Oregon do anything right? We discuss two key areas Oregon constantly bungles: health care and school trust lands. The I Spy Radio Show airs weekends, seven times over the weekend, on seven different …

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Institutionalized Incompetence. USAID, DEI, and Oregon's Unemployment. Thankfully, at least some of the stupid is ending.

15-06 Paying for Institutionalized Incompetence – In More Ways than One

By Dr Mark | February 8, 2025 | 0 Comment

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Show 15-06 Summary: This week we look at institutionalized incompetence with two examples. One, is more than 16 years of incompetence at Oregon’s Employment Department, which has been bungling its unemployment system. And seems unable—or unwilling—to fix it. Why? Because we’ve learned to tolerate incompetence. And since no one is fired, nothing is done. Then …

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13-30 An Unbelievable Number | Oregon’s Healthcare Transformation

By Dr Mark | July 29, 2023 | 0 Comment

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Show 13-30 Summary: Lisa Lettenmaier, a former accountant and current insurance expert, has been tracking Oregon’s healthcare system for decades. We take a deep dive with her into Oregon’s healthcare system and the completely unsustainable path its on — unless you want to eventually spend every penny on “free” healthcare. The I Spy Radio Show …

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What to do about our many healthcare crises. It is just one healthcare crisis after another.

Our Many Healthcare Crises, Part 2 | The Root Cause of Many of Them

By Dr Mark | August 6, 2022 | 0 Comment

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Show Summary: When Obamacare was passed (rammed through without a single Republican vote), it was supposed to fix health care and lower costs. All those savings, remember? What happened? But there are more problems and more spending than ever. This week, we continue our talk with healthcare-system expert, Lisa Lettenmaier, but zero in on the …

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What to do About Our Many Healthcare Crises | Part 1

By Dr Mark | July 30, 2022 | 0 Comment

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Show Summary: We are dumping billions upon billions into our healthcare system. But there are more healthcare crises than ever. What’s going on? We talk with health care system expert, Lisa Lettenmaier to find out what’s happening and why there are so many crises. Next week, we’ll look at the root cause of so many …

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Oregon Democrats want to transform Oregon's Health Care into universal health care. Can it recover? Or is it gone forever?

Why Oregon’s Health Care Lost Its Way—and Can It Recover?

By Dr Mark | November 9, 2019 | 0 Comment

Show Summary: It was only six years ago that Oregon had one of the health care systems and markets in the nation. But then Democrats “fixed it” with their zeal for universal health care. A look back—and can it be fixed? Five Different Times, on Seven Different Stations. Listen anywhere! All stations stream live! Saturdays …

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Oregon's health care transformation and the lies Democrats tell

What Fuels Oregon’s Health Care Transformation? Lies and Cash

By Dr Mark | February 24, 2018 | 1 comment

Show Summary: The one thing the many tentacles of Oregon’s health care system have in common: the lies they tell to sell it. This week we expose the many lies told to pass Oregon’s health care transformation, and our predictions that came true. Oregon’s new health care sales tax—Measure 101? Yep. They lied. Plus, a …

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Oregon's free abortions - Choose life instead

Darkness and Light: Oregon’s Free Abortions

By Dr Mark | August 25, 2017 | 0 Comment

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Show Summary: While other states are investing in infrastructure and jobs, Oregon is investing in free abortions—including late term and even for those here illegally. 100% free. No co-pay. In the wake of Oregon’s free abortions, and as dark as this is, we look for an example of some light and find one in our …

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Congress fails again - Obamacare replacement and espionage oversight

Congress Fails Again | Obamacare Repeal and Security Oversight

By Dr Mark | March 27, 2017 | 0 Comment

Show Summary: You’d think with its recent record, the notion of “Congress fails again” should be no surprise. And yet they failed on their biggest campaign promise from the last seven years: Repeal Obamacare and replace it. They are also failing on oversight of the intelligence community, since it turns out Trump was right: the …

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It all comes down to this. Will America choose Obamacare slavery? Or freedom of replace and repeal?

The Final Countdown – Obamacare Slavery vs Freedom

By Dr Mark | November 5, 2016 | 1 comment

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Show Summary: This is it. The final countdown. And if there’s one issue that sums up this entire race for the presidency, if there’s one issue that truly defines the difference between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump it is Obamacare. It is a choice between Obamacare slavery or the freedom of repeal and replace. Tune …

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