Category Archives: Economics and the like

A response to a left-wing critic of health care reform

Posted on March 20, 2010 by Ampersand

I’m having an exchange with a left-wing opponent of the Health Care Reform bill (aka Obamacare) here on BlueOregon. But for some reason, BlueOregon won’t let me post. So I’m posting my response here instead. Barry Deutsch apparently is another … Continue reading →

Posted in Health Care and Related Issues | 18 Comments

Please Call These Congresspeople And Ask Them To Vote For Health Care Reform

Posted on March 20, 2010 by Ampersand

[Since this is now moot, I’m hiding the post behind a “more” line. –Amp]

Posted in Health Care and Related Issues | 5 Comments

CBO releases Health Care Reform score; House likely to vote on Sunday

Posted on March 18, 2010 by Ampersand

The CBO has released their analysis of the Senate HCR bill combined with the “sidecar” reconciliation bill. You can read the CBO analysis here (pdf file), but the most important numbers are: Reduce deficits: $138 billion in the first ten … Continue reading →

Posted in Health Care and Related Issues | 2 Comments

The Final Push For Health Care Reform Begins

Posted on March 3, 2010 by Ampersand

And at last, Obama commits to something. My bet is that he wouldn’t be saying this if he didn’t think that there’s an excellent chance the Democrats can pass health care reform soon. The big hurdle is getting enough Democrats … Continue reading →

Posted in Health Care and Related Issues | 52 Comments

Pawlenty to Uninsured: Drop Dead

Posted on February 27, 2010 by Jeff Fecke

Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty is very good at playing the sensible conservative. He’s got that aw-shucks, Minnesota nice attitude that makes him sound like the type of conservative who isn’t actually bent on destroying anyone below the upper middle class. … Continue reading →

Posted in Conservative zaniness, right-wingers, etc., Health Care and Related Issues | 97 Comments

Health Care Discussion

Posted on February 25, 2010 by Ampersand

Well, I know what I’ll be listening to as I draw tomorrow. Use this thread to meet all your Health Care Policy Discussion posting needs. I think these paragraphs from Newsweek explain why it’s unlikely that the big health care … Continue reading →

Posted in Health Care and Related Issues | 5 Comments

California Budget Woes Post

Posted on February 11, 2010 by Ampersand

A discussion in comments, combined with waking up early and having some time to pass before Kevin picks me up to go to work, led me to read up a bit on California’s budget. The most useful graphic comes from … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics and the like | 49 Comments

Burn Him!

Posted on January 26, 2010 by Jeff Fecke

As you no doubt have heard by now, President Obama is expected to announce a non-defense discretionary spending freeze in tomorrow’s State of the Union address. Given that we’re only kinda, sorta on the way to recovery — and that … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics and the like, The Obama Administration | 27 Comments

Look how much more the US spends on Health Care than anyplace else

Posted on January 13, 2010 by Ampersand

I really love this graphic, from National Geographic. The left side of the chart is how much each country spends on health care; the right side shows the average life expectancy in each country. The thickness of the lines indicates … Continue reading →

Posted in Health Care and Related Issues | 57 Comments

Yes, Health Care Is Constitutional.

Posted on January 7, 2010 by Ampersand

In an open thread, Ron and Rob discuss the prospect of a Constitutional challenge to health care reform, and in particular to the individual mandate: Ron: Anybody have any idea how this might turn out? I’m trying to think of … Continue reading →

Posted in Health Care and Related Issues, Supreme Court Issues | 19 Comments