I have often clashed with my conservative friends as to why I liked the insurance mandate of Obamacare [alas, it went away early this year]. For one thing, how is it different from the Social Security Tax, except it gives […]
Healthcare
Keep Health Workers in Line
Here is an article about the misbehavior of employees at a residential-care facility. The elderly residents are not the problem. The sort of people who work there, however, seem to be not well-behaved. The residents should work with the company […]
Jeffrey Anderson Proposes
Jeffrey Anderson proposes some ideas for Obamacare phase II. Some of these are: 1. Lowering health costs by a. allowing health insurance to be bought across state lines b. allowing small businesses to join together in larger pools, which makes […]
If I lived in Virginia . . .
Ah. I suppose if I lived in Virginia, I could stop paying my Social Security (also known as OASDI and FICA) tax. That’s ‘insurance’ too. [Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance] And it’s a regressive tax that falls mainly on […]
Now That Health Care Has Passed
In general, I think that the new health care bill is an improvement over the old order. I hope it is not repealed, but I’m sure that some adjustments will be necessary. Does this make America a more compassionate nation? […]
More on Healthcare: A Libertarian Speaks Well of the French System
Readers of the libertarian magazine Reason were shocked recently to find that one of the editors of that magazine, Matt Welch, has spoken highly of the French health care system. Mr. Welch is married to a French woman, and he […]
My Long Awaited Healthcare Post (In the Form of a Book Notice)
T. R. Reid, The Healing of America: a global quest for better, cheaper, and fairer health care. New York: The Penguin Press, 2009. T. R. Reid is a correspondent for the Washington Post and a commentator on National Public Radio. […]