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Politics : A US National Health Care System?

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To: John Koligman who wrote (3330)12/17/2007 6:49:27 PM
From: TimF  Read Replies (1) of 42652
 
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And based on data like this the very rich are getting a great deal and should pay even more.

Data can show that they are getting very rich. It doesn't and can't show that they should pay even more. "Is" by itself doesn't imply "aught". "Is" combined with some moral rule or norm might imply aught, but than you have to argue for that moral rule.

Jared Bernstein, an economist at the Economic Policy Institute in Washington who characterizes the Bush administration’s policies as YOYO economics, based on You (Are) On Your Own

A rather silly contention considering social spending has greatly expanded under Bush.
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