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To: JohnM who wrote (114759)	7/6/2009 11:28:15 AM
From: Steve Lokness	Read Replies (2) of 541906

John; On Krugman; Let me start by pointing out something serious health economists have known all along: on general principles, universal health insurance should be eminently affordable. I wanted to pull my hair out reading his reasoning. First he says that we spend more than twice what other countries spend - then he says we will have to spend even more yet for this plan. the French health care system covers everyone, offers excellent care and costs barely more than half as much per person as our system. If the French system is so good why should we have to pay twice as much - and then even a little bit more when the new plan is adopted? Because America sinks a huge amount of health care on those people with but a few months to live keeping them alive with a questionable quality of life. Why? Our health care system is broken, but rather than fix it, Krugman wants to put another IV into the health care patient. An IV transfusing money from the tax payer to the sick. Once again Krugman shows no sense what so ever for one side of the ledger. steve

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