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When “Force” Ceases to Have Meaning

I’m only shining a spotlight on this guy because he represents a broader pattern. Check this tweet out: Now I looked and thought, “That has to be complete BS. They are passing a law forcing women to buy rape insurance? Huh?!” They’re making it sound like the police are forcing women to have such insurance […]

The Tax on “Cadillac” Plans

I’m preparing for a lecture in my “Economics of ObamaCare” course and I thought it would be a public service to make sure we all know about just one of the features in this gift that keeps on giving. So here’s a rundown of the tax on “Cadillac” plans: One of the most significant, and […]

Krugman Admits Two Key Facts About ObamaCare

In the past (not going to bother digging it up), Krugman has argued that the Republicans who were desperately trying to avert the onset of ObamaCare were belying their own arguments. If they actually thought it would be a disaster, Krugman argued, then they should let it get implemented, because then everyone would see how […]

The New York Times Misdiagnoses the Problem

In a story that’s making the rounds, the NYT reports on outrageous hospital bills: With blood oozing from deep lacerations, the two patients arrived at California Pacific Medical Center’s tidy emergency room. Deepika Singh, 26, had gashed her knee at a backyard barbecue. Orla Roche, a rambunctious toddler on vacation with her family, had tumbled […]

Potpourri

==> Josie the Outlaw saunters into town, and lays her gold piece on the bar countertop. When the sheriff shows up, I hope he’s articulate and has really thought through his life choices. ==> More Bitcoin battling. Gary North is skeptical, Jeff Tucker is enthusiastic, and Roger Ver is loaded. ==> I’m a big Glenn […]

Even When I (Sorta) Agree With Him, Dean Baker Gives Me the Creeps

In terms of the underlying policy stance, I think I agree with Dean Baker in this post about immigration restrictions on foreign doctors. (HT2 Chris Rossini at EPJ) But holy cow does this give anybody else the creeps? We have deliberately changed immigration rules and standards to make it easier for foreign computer engineers, nurses, […]

Krugman’s IT Expertise Is Now Non-Zero, and Cancer Patients With Canceled Policies Need to Stop Whining

Remember how Krugman admitted last week that he wasn’t going to talk about healthcare.gov, because it was a topic on which he has “zero expertise”? Well apparently he’s a quick study: OK, I just created an Obamacare account for myself…I went all the way through the process at healthcare.gov, stopping before the final step of […]

ObamaCare Is About Sticking Up for the Little Guy Against the Powerful State

This offhand remark by Krugman is really amazing: Terrific piece in the WaPo on how Kentucky’s rural poor are being helped by Kynect, the state’s version of Obamacare, which has had a picture-perfect rollout. This is why we need health reform. To my misfortune, I accidentally read some of the comments, which which full of […]