If Ezra’s right then the White House itself still hasn’t decided which way to go on HCR. Given the number of legislators have decided to wait for his leadership, that essentially puts the entire game up to an argument between Rahm and David Plouffe. Until now I have resisted siccing you guys on the White …
Why A Transactions Tax Is The Way To Go
You’ve Had a Few Days Off
Now back to debating HCR. This is about the best summation I’ve seen of why the public option is in fact necessary, and not having one would be catastrophic. I’d actually really like to see what Ezra and Cohn and others have to say in response to this.
Jesus Christ, where’d you get that Cadillac
I agree with Atrios and Bob Herbert that the so-called “Cadillac” tax on health care benefits is a terrible idea. The name itself conjures up images of welfare mothers driving Cadillacs and young bucks buying T-bone steaks with their welfare checks, and that’s no accident — the name was chosen in order to make it …
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Ezra Klein and Nate Silver have posts responding to various FDL complaints about the health care bill. Ezra’s point-by-point rebuttal is very well-done. Silver writes: I’m sorry, but debating the kill-billers on the policy merits of their position has become a bit like debating the global warming denialists. The denalists operate by picking and choosing …
Three Things, Not Unrelated
1.) Ezra Klein– Thanks to the magic of Google, it’s easy enough to revisit the plan (pdf) Obama campaigned on in light of the plan that seems likely to pass. And there are, to be sure, some differences. The public option did not survive the Senate. The individual mandate, which Obama campaigned against, was added …
Something to Think About
Ezra: Would public insurance be better? It would. I’d be happier arguing for it right now. But that’s not the choice before us. The people this bill will affect aren’t facing divergent futures with public and private insurance. They’re facing divergent futures with private insurance or no insurance. Regulated insurance or unregulated insurance. Exchanges that …