tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post2913901562760263975..comments2024-03-28T00:18:25.641-07:00Comments on Calafia Beach Pundit: Straight talk on the issue of healthcareScott Grannishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-56972232815961943252009-07-19T12:35:05.702-07:002009-07-19T12:35:05.702-07:00Enough said:
“There is no system that provides fo...Enough said:<br /><br />“There is no system that provides for unlimited wants with limited resources. Our choice is whether it should be rationed by free people making their own economic calculations or by a bureaucracy run by Congressional committee (whose members, like the Russian commissars, will, I guarantee you, still get the best health care the gulag hospitaligo can provide).”Louis Cyphrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09844623222674515403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-32950061663896478032009-07-19T10:00:34.669-07:002009-07-19T10:00:34.669-07:00I'm not an expert handicapper, but it looks to...I'm not an expert handicapper, but it looks to me like the odds are less than 50/50 right now, and declining with every day that goes by. I see rapidly rising concern over the consequences of the healthcare bill.<br /><br />The Intrade prediction market says the chances are a bit less than 50%, by the way.<br /><br />http://www.intrade.com/jsp/intrade/trading/t_index.jsp?Scott Grannishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-50456087024616392822009-07-19T09:46:33.888-07:002009-07-19T09:46:33.888-07:00Hi Scott,
In your opinion, what are the chances t...Hi Scott,<br /><br />In your opinion, what are the chances that a health care bill that includes a government option reaches Obama's desk?Chadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14267717686164259220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-35187540725450066632009-07-18T21:47:22.616-07:002009-07-18T21:47:22.616-07:00"Lots of politicians understand that the simp..."Lots of politicians understand that the simple free system leaves them out in the cold. No power for them. No committees to sit on to decide people's lives."<br /><br />That says it all.<br /><br />Thanks for the post Scott.Brian Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14869071526968957308noreply@blogger.com