Utter Rubbish

Krugman wishes away the fiscal problems with this abomination of a bill by indicating that future Congresses that back away from cost controls represent an indictment of our inability to control costs in general, not the bill itself?

Isn't that alone enough of a reason to scrap the bill and focus on a legislative-proof fix to healthcare costs? Do that, then do your Progressive magic and cover the uninsured. That's all many of us are asking.

If Krugman actually believes that this bill contains costs, why not simply pull out the cost control portions and pass this as a separate bill. Then tie increased coverage in tiers to actualized savings? You can cover as many people as you like, but you gotta pay for it up front. Isn't this how it should work?

in reference to: Op-Ed Columnist - Health Reform Myths - NYTimes.com (view on Google Sidewiki)