As given by the CBO, here and here.
No, this does not include the added costs of our current presidential candidates healthcare promises, this is the cost before those are added.
It reminds me of this challenge from economist Arnold Kling, “Many on the Left argue that other countries have better health care systems with more government […]
Archive for February, 2008
Feb7th2008
The Growing Cost Of Government Healthcare
Published by in Economics, General and HealthCare. 5 CommentsFeb6th2008
One thing I noticed after the primary results came in last night is how different bloggers are from everyday people - especially latino bloggers.
If you were to count who latino bloggers were going for the vote count would be very one sided towards Obama. Whether it is liberal, very liberal, moderate, or conservative moderate, […]
Feb5th2008
What Disappearing Middle-Class?
Published by in Economics, ModernPolitics, Myths and StdOfLiving. 1 CommentDrew Carey on the stronger than ever middle-class.
Update: More here.
Feb5th2008
“This morning, while driving, I heard some excerpts from the Obama/Clinton debate. Judging by those, Obama is the more libertarian of the two. Both want large scale government involvement in health insurance, but Obama is willing to permit people to choose not to be insured if they really don’t want to be insured and actually […]
Feb4th2008
“Paul Volcker has endorsed Barack Obama. I am not surprised. Most Democratic economists I know prefer Obama and appear to share Brad DeLong’s view of Hillary Clinton. Some are reluctant to say so publicly, hoping to land a job in a possible Clinton administration. But Volcker, at the age of 80, presumably has no political […]
Feb1st2008
“But this is no laughing matter for Democrats. The Clintons are making a risky gamble that black voters will not be offended by Hillary Clinton attacking Obama for legally representing a Chicago slumlord or for clearly identifying him as the black candidate for president. They are betting that African-Americans will forget the slurs of January […]
