by Dan Mitchell | Apr 30, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Government Spending, Health Care
I just read something that unleashed my inner teenager, because I want to respond with a combination of OMG, LMAO, and WTF. Donald Berwick, the person appointed by Obama to be in charge of Medicare, has a column in the Wall Street Journal that makes a very good...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 21, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Health Care, Welfare and Entitlements
Republicans are understandably nervous about polling data showing considerable opposition to the Ryan plan’s Medicare proposal – particularly since they just voted for a budget resolution in the House of Representatives that includes such a reform. Their unease is...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 5, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Health Care, Welfare and Entitlements
The left already is wailing about the Medicare and Medicaid reforms in Congressman Paul Ryan’s budget. They don’t have any solutions of their own for these bankrupt programs, but they hope to scare voters in the short run and don’t seem to care about the nation in the...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 24, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Health Care
This won’t surprise anyone with a pulse, but Obama, Reid, Pelosi, et al, were disingenuous about the costs of Obamacare. The Congressional Budget Office has released revised numbers and government-run healthcare will cost 8.6 percent more than what was projected in...
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 15, 2011 | Blogs, Health Care
I’ve commented before about the sub-par government-run healthcare system in the United Kingdom, including patients dying of malnutrition, patients suffering needless pain and discomfort, and patients dying from poor care (additional examples at this link). I’ve even...
