tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post5543070833390761283..comments2023-11-24T03:20:02.361-07:00Comments on Tufte's Economics Classes Blog - A Living Textbook: Health Care ReformDr. Tuftehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17397586052171706438noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-87281591405375114622007-04-12T10:01:00.000-06:002007-04-12T10:01:00.000-06:00I agree with Tufte that health care is a luxury go...I agree with Tufte that health care is a luxury good however, I do not feel that a necessity of life should be considered a luxury good. Food is not considered a luxury. There was a recent article on tv the other day that indicated that people were now selling body parts online. A quick google search for organ donor brought up pages of opportunities for someone to receive payment for donating Jadahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08860352655651608394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-15886286696110483362007-03-04T18:12:00.000-07:002007-03-04T18:12:00.000-07:00-1 on Jada for poor capitalization. I'm not pickin...-1 on Jada for poor capitalization. <BR/><BR/>I'm not picking on Jacob, but I'll start with his quote "health care is ridiculously expensive" for 4 reasons:<BR/><BR/>1) It works.<BR/>2) The elasticity of health care shows that it is a luxury good. Luxury goods get more expensive when the economy is doing well.<BR/>3) Tort decisions and unrealistic malpractice and liability insurance. Forensic Dr. Tuftehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17397586052171706438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-30274915894801292382007-02-14T23:44:00.000-07:002007-02-14T23:44:00.000-07:00I also agree that a reformation needs to take plac...I also agree that a reformation needs to take place in the healthcare system. I am currently looking into getting health insurance for my wife and it will be difficult because she has pre-existing conditions. It would be nice not to have to worry about that. Health is what it is all really about right? Sometimes I wish we could go back to the days of Little House on the Prarie. It was so simple Jobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16145666269722096017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-91601677745839707242007-02-14T22:34:00.000-07:002007-02-14T22:34:00.000-07:00I totally agree with you. Something has to be done...I totally agree with you. Something has to be done aobut our health care system. I agree with you that this may not be the best solution, but it is a step in the right direction and will probably generate more discussion about the topic. Health care is ridiculously expensive. I know many people who have taken on a second job just to get the health care benefits. I wonder if this act will cause Jacobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09035832830809040968noreply@blogger.com