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The Future of Obamacare
Weekly Standard Blog —
... CATO's Michael Cannon, for one, doesn't think it will happen at all. The rub, Cannon writes, is that "universal coverage is so expensive that Congress can’t get there without taxing Democrats." New taxes will spur special interest opposition, and "once the shooting starts, industry opposition will sway even Democratic members, because there are physicians and hospitals and employers and insurance-industry employees in every state and congressional district."
Megan McArdle is skeptical:
I think it is more likely is ...
Things Heard: e89v2
Stones Cry Out —
... So … whadya think? Are the Democrats going to commit political suicide or not? Or in the words of the link, “I’m skeptical. I think it is more likely is that this thing passes, and fails spectacularly. There are too many moving parts, and if any of them breaks, the whole thing rapidly starts to spin out of control and eat a gigantic hole in the deficit.” … and subsequently doom them politically. ...
MEGAN MCARDLE: Is Health Care Reform Falling Apart?…
Instapundit —
MEGAN MCARDLE: Is Health Care Reform Falling Apart?
Death, Taxes, and Socialism Are Forever
Daily Pundit —
Is Health Care Reform Falling Apart? - Megan McArdle
From the comments:
Yes, but you probably measure success and failure differently than do politicians. To them, success means getting the bill passed. Measuring the consequences and comparing to what was intended is *not* part of the success equation. That’s someone else’s problem.
And if you aren’t convinced, I give you Social Security, Medicare, and Massachusetts health care. And those are just for starters. How much political fallout have those who enacted ...
Against The Current
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan —
Megan: I think it is more likely is that [healthcare] passes, and fails spectacularly. There are too many moving parts, and if any of them breaks, the whole thing rapidly starts to spin out of control and eat a gigantic hole in the deficit. If it does break, I think that Democrats keep control of Congress just long enough to explain why they keep having to enact whopping new tax increases every few years. Republicans don't need to improve their message. They just have to wait for Democrats to recover their reputation as tax and spend politicians who ...
USA Today: Democrats now represent most of the country’s richest districts
Hot Air » Top Picks —
... educated, affluent whites who had tended previously to vote Republican. Democrats now represent 57% of the 4.8 million households that had incomes of $200,000 or more in 2008. In 2005, Republicans represented 55% of those affluent households.“Democrats have made enormous gains in affluent, educated suburban districts,” says Warren Glimpse, founder of Proximity, a firm that analyzes demographics. “What’s not clear is whether this reflects a profound change or a temporary blip.” Megan McArdle peers into her crystal ball and sees … a cloudy future: I think it is more likely is ...
Is Health-Care Reform Falling Apart?
The New Editor —
Megan McArdle on whether health-care reform legislation will fail to pass:
I'm skeptical. I think it is more likely is that this thing passes, and fails spectacularly. There are too many moving parts, and if any of them breaks, the whole thing rapidly starts to spin out of control and eat a gigantic hole in the deficit. If it does break, I think that Democrats keep control of Congress just long enough to explain why they keep having to enact whopping new tax increases every few years.
Republicans don't need to improve their message. They just have ...
Medical take-over update
Maggie's Farm —
Megan McA: Is health care reform falling apart?
Tax the sick: Obama's new plan. Maybe people would rather die than pay the taxes.
Betsy: Phony budget promises. Everybody knows they're phony.
Related from Sowell: Magic Numbers in Politics
Jules has a plan to either never die, or at least to be prepared for combat.
Over my dead body. Bernie Marcus:
...when it comes to the government's health care program, Marcus said, "I see a very bleak ...
More medical take-over updates
Maggie's Farm —
Megan McA: Is health care reform falling apart?
Tax the sick: Obama's new plan. Maybe people would rather die than pay the taxes.
Betsy: Phony budget promises. Everybody knows they're phony.
Related from Sowell: Magic Numbers in Politics
Jules has a plan to either never die, or at least to be prepared for combat.
Over my dead body. Home Depot's Bernie Marcus:
...when it comes to the government's health care program, Marcus said, "I ...
More not-boring medical take-over updates
Maggie's Farm —
Megan McA: Is health care reform falling apart?
Tax the sick: Obama's new plan. Maybe people would rather die than pay the taxes.
Betsy: Phony budget promises. Everybody knows they're phony.
Related from Sowell: Magic Numbers in Politics
Jules has a plan to either never die, or at least to be prepared for combat.
Applause when Robert Reich mentions letting old people die. Sheesh.
Over my dead body. Home Depot's Bernie Marcus: ...
