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We can say with confidence that Americans love sales. They love good deals and “free” government services. Incentives matter and always will.
Washington’s first “cash for clunkers” program came and went quickly. The $2 billion set aside to cover the program for months was consumed within two weeks. As soon as it was launched, the ads flooded the newspapers and radio. New car buyers grabbed any clunker that moved and rushed to their favorite dealer. Auto makers reported record sales for the month. Why not? When the government...
Incentives Matter and Always Will
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It starts by paving the way to get government OUT of health care--which has demonstrably and unquestionably driven costs up. That matters to all of us because ultimately taxpayers are seriously hurt. (The only reason there is a TEMPORARY state program is so that the most vulnerable: the elderly, the disabled, the children, and the poor don't get sacrificed in the transition).
The private sector insurance, which eventually everyone will be on, has it's problems reformed. The dreadful ERISA shield which many a medical...