tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post6347344035794738255..comments2023-11-24T03:20:02.361-07:00Comments on Tufte's Economics Classes Blog - A Living Textbook: Square pegs & Round holesDr. Tuftehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17397586052171706438noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-89010125619369477042010-05-02T13:13:52.225-06:002010-05-02T13:13:52.225-06:00-2 on Willy for capitalization and spelling errors...-2 on Willy for capitalization and spelling errors.<br /><br />-1 on Patrick, Tyler and Logan for spelling and grammatical errors.<br /><br />Menger has missed the point. There isn't much a "healthcare problem". There is a big "how will government fund its healthcare problem".<br /><br />Patrick raises a good point - at least we talked about this. Unlike ... say ... the Dr. Tuftehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17397586052171706438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-13105770447987782792010-03-31T22:17:04.654-06:002010-03-31T22:17:04.654-06:00Very few people I've talked to, or articles by...Very few people I've talked to, or articles by economists I've read, seem to agree that the Healthcare Bill can actually lower the deficit. Thomas Sowell wrote an article on the subject, stressing the Congressional Budget Office's role in the debate.<br /><br />http://jewishworldreview.com/cols/sowell032410.php3Loganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09670009222840991284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-42914983287305229652010-03-31T18:37:42.260-06:002010-03-31T18:37:42.260-06:00I feel the same way you do. I don't think the ...I feel the same way you do. I don't think the government should pound square pegs into round holes and force people to buy something that they don’t need or want. But, I came across this article and it has some numbers to back up the data. The plan is it will save the government in the long run. It will reduce the deficit by $138 billion over the first ten years. This will allow the Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00796778864098692703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-18326440328579376862010-03-30T14:41:19.777-06:002010-03-30T14:41:19.777-06:00What remains unclear to me is weather or not there...What remains unclear to me is weather or not there really was and/or still is a problem.Mengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13737714844183918698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-9498260675802260522010-03-29T21:07:33.488-06:002010-03-29T21:07:33.488-06:00For all its weaknesses, this is where one has to b...For all its weaknesses, this is where one has to be grateful that we have a government that allows for more than one party/viewpoint. If nothing else, the filibustering and arguing by the Republicans forces everyone to slow down and reexamine the issue. Sometimes when there's a problem that needs a quick resolution, Congress takes way too long to develop a solution. However, health care is Kithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00945651260301426969noreply@blogger.com