Nate Silver points out: The Record Profits Myth strikes again — I don’t like the insurance companies either; I’d gladly get rid of them and replace them with single payer. But the industry’s profits are low: only about 3.3%. So what happens when insurance companies are forced to spend 85-90% of premiums on health care […]
Joe admits it: (via HuffPo) [I]n the interview, Mr. Lieberman said that he grew apprehensive when a formal proposal began to take shape. […] And he said he was particularly troubled by the overly enthusiastic reaction to the proposal by some liberals, including Representative Anthony Weiner, Democrat of New York, who champions a fully government-run […]
As Bob points out, it’s because the people in the media are: It’s no wonder why people are confused about this stuff. When the so-called very serious “experts” have no flipping clue what they’re talking about, it makes it very difficult for their viewers to get it. And it’s not like Mr. Five Million Dollar […]
We keep hearing how healthcare is losing public support, but I got thinking about that. Sure it is taking a hit in the polls, but those numbers seem to go down the more the legislation looks like its going to be stripped down to include a bunch of Republican wishes. I wonder what would happen […]
Bob pointed out this picture last night: To which he said: Without insulting the guy, here’s how I would describe him. He’s clearly either the recipient of Veteran’s Administration healthcare (note the USMC cap) or Medicare or both. Both of which are single-payer “socialized” healthcare programs run by the government. And I seriously doubt this […]
This from a new CBS/New York Times poll is stunning: The poll found that most Americans would be willing to pay higher taxes so everyone could have health insurance and that they said the government could do a better job of holding down health-care costs than the private sector. [SNIP] The national telephone survey, which […]