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Politics : The Trump Presidency -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?


To: Lane3 who wrote (22231)6/21/2017 10:22:41 AM
From: Wharf Rat  Respond to of 363233
 
"That must have hurt... <g>"
Not as much as saying, "Obama makes Nixon look like a progressive", and meaning it.



To: Lane3 who wrote (22231)6/21/2017 12:06:02 PM
From: i-node  Respond to of 363233
 
>> The problem dates back to WWII when health benefits were offered by employers to get around wage controls.

I agree, but the true health care inflation problem really didn't begin until 1965, and the ensuing 25 years was the bulldozer in the china shop. After that, all bets have been off.