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The Sideshow — I see Atrios saying that "the NHS does kind of suck. And, in a way, it does - it's really a shadow today of the system Nye Bevan gave Britain. But, as NomadUK observes back here in comments, that's because a succession of conservatives in both the Conservative Party and the (New) Labour Party have been "modernizing" it ever since Thatcher was first elected. It's what they do. So they've screwed around with it numerous ways that alienate both doctors and patients, made it run more expensively than it has to and underfunded it as well (that, remember, is a political choice, not the result of hard economic fact; you can choose to fund a big dome nobody wants and a big war nobody ...

Why I Heart Avedon
Suburban Guerrilla — I just got into an argument this morning over this, but of course reality is never as interesting to libertarians as their ideology. Oh well! From The Sideshow: I see Atrios saying that “the NHS does kind of suck. And, in a way, it does - it’s really a shadow today of the system Nye Bevan gave Britain. But, as NomadUK observes back here in comments, that’s because a succession of conservatives in both the Conservative Party and the (New) Labour Party have been “modernizing” it ever since Thatcher was first elected. It’s what they do. So they’ve screwed around with it numerous ways that alienate both doctors and ...

Jason Rosenbaum: Senator Feinstein, Stop Nay-Saying On Health Reform
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... The statement about having the votes is curious, too, because as it looks to me, we don't have the votes in the House for anything less than real reform, or so says Speaker Pelosi. ...

Senator Feinstein, Stop Nay-Saying On Health Reform
Crooks and Liars — ... program. “I think there’s a lot of concern in the Democratic caucus.” Controlling costs of the new system is a “difficult subject.” Where's the concern in the Democratic caucus? The people want reform, the House wants reform, the Senate is moving in the right direction, and the President is out promoting his plan. What concern? The statement about having the votes is curious, too, because as it looks to me, we don't have the votes in the House for anything less than real reform, or so says Speaker Pelosi . Why, then, is Feinstein insisting on being a nay-sayer on health ...