Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Reality-based pinkoism

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Tecumseh said...

More Pepean logic: The math has never worked for this argument —uncompensated care provided by hospitals and other providers makes up less than 3 percent of annual health spending, and is largely offset by government subsidy of the institutions — but that hasn’t stopped many from repeating it.

Advocates of a larger government role in health finance find it expedient to claim, improbably, that increasing subsidy and insuring more people will reduce costs. This isn’t so much a free-lunch claim as it is a you'll-be-paid-to-eat-filet-mignon claim.

Ah, the Alice in Wonderland quality of Pepe Thought.

7/28/2009 10:31 PM
Mr roT said...

Kristol said it best, calling this all 'juvenile happy-talk.'

7/29/2009 4:13 PM

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