Detailed analysis of Obama and McCain’s health care proposals
August 1st, 2008 | by Brian Schwartz |The Cato Institute has published Michael Tanner’s detailed analysis of the presidential candidate’s proposals. As one can expect from Michael Tanner, it’s very well researched, accessible, and packed with useful facts. Here’s part of the summary:
Senator McCain’s proposal is far from perfect, but from a free-market perspective, it appears superior to Senator Obama’s plan. Obama’s plan, with its heavy reliance on government, leads to the same problems that bedevil universal health care systems all over the world: limited patient choices and rationed care. McCain’s proposal is much more consumer centered and taps into the best aspects of the free market.
Obama wants to make a crime for all but the smallest employers not to buy their employees’ medical insurance. This is similar to a Colorado ballot initiative, and is a an immoral an ineffective policy. (Unless you define “effective” as empowering unions and the politicians they support.)
tags: employer mandate, McCain, ObamaCare
