Cato experts live-blogging health care summit

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

Check out the video and live comments by Cato Institute scholars: Cato Experts Live-Blogging Health Care Summit

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Obama’s health care proposal: death spiral, huge implicit tax rates, mandatory insurance

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

First the mandatory insurance, from the Institute for Health Freedom: (Feb. 23, 2010)—President Obama’s nationalized mandatory health-insurance proposal (released yesterday, 2/22) puts American families and small-business owners under the control of Big Brother regarding health-insurance coverage decisions. The proposal requires Americans to buy federally ...

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Obama’s health care proposal: Putting politicians in control of your health care

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

Some reactions to president Obama's health care reform proposal released February 22, 2010: Keith Hennessey has a summary and analysis of possible political strategies behind it: Somebody in the Administration put a lot of work into this proposal.  It is extremely detailed, and it reads like a best effort to find ...

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The conceit of Obama’s insurance price controls

Monday, February 22nd, 2010

President Obama has wants empower the federal government to forbid insurers from increasing their premiums more than the authorities allow.  Two reactions to this part of the president's health care proposal: Don Boudreaux, Cafe Hayek on price controls: What cool adventures await us if Mr. Obama succeeds in giving Uncle ...

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