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Douglas Holtz-Eakin (former director of the CBO from 2003-5) recently published an excellent article in the New York Times documenting government deception regarding the budget numbers used to pass healthcare. To those who claim that the CBO considers the bill good for the federal budget, he has this to say (italics mine): How can the budget [...] I have blogged in the past regarding the fact that what I care about is not policy successes, so much as more people becoming libertarians. (Read the comments in that post, too.). Poor policies, like those being billed as healthcare “reform”, are simply a symptom of an underlying problem, people having poor ideas regarding economics [...] 1. California’s insurance regulations have forced WellPoint to increase its premiums. As expected, the politicians are using the company as a scapegoat. More here. 2. A superintendent in Rhode Island has confronted unionized teachers by firing an entire school’s staff. 3. Tyler Cowen makes the case for a VAT. Generally good ideas, given the (bad) options among [...] For those who don’t know, there is speculation that Democrats might try to delay the seating of Republic Scott Brown, who just won the senatorial election in Massachusetts, so that he cannot vote against healthcare legislation beng discussed in Washington, which he has promised to do. For those so inclined, you may sign a petition [...] David Goldhill, a “media and technology executive”, has written an article for The Atlantic called “How American Health Care Killed My Father.” This is a must-read for anyone who wants to understand the poor state of health care in the United States; it is not some sentimental story about his father. It is long, but [...] |
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