I agree entirely - it's "so good to hear from someone who still has the capacity for a reasoned approach." It does have a calming effect - like the grown-ups are in charge and chaos is not stalking us.

Come, now, Bill. You don't really think leftists - black or white - actually read Thomas Sowell.

Yeah, tort reform is badly needed. And tough to do. Medicare is pay-as-you-go insurance for seniors, and we pay very little for the monthly premiums - the gubmint subsidizes it. The real problem is the insurance market - if we could shop nationwide for a good plan, one that suits each individual senior and doesn't force him to buy a policy that covers stuff he doesn't want, there would soon be a plethora of plans to choose from. This is because insurance companies want to sell insurance and will seek markets for their policies. They'll do this by formulating policies people actually want. They used to do this - I remember it. It used to work. How it got screwed up is another interesting story.

Ronald Reagan said Don't give the Congress any more money, they'll just spend it.

Where does one go to look up report R42729? Does it say flat out there is "no correlation" between low tax rates and economic growth? Dr. Sowell quoted those presidents over the last century who believed the paradox of low tax rates/higher revenue held good over time, and also cited the experience of Iceland and India to support it; he specifically noted that "it doesn't always have to be that way." As a guiding principle and not a panacea, it does seem to make sense. If the main effect is indeed to provide a bigger piece of the pie to the wealthy, is this something we want to interfere with as a matter of policy?

oh Jeez, this is too horrible. In fact, I can hardly believe it!

Hey thanks. That was useful.

If only the employers could have sent them out into the world to shop for their own insurance with the guarantee that the employer would pay for it.

Didn't you have this argument earlier? This man was discredited. Why do you accept this b.s. as true?

Where does the Bible say "all men are liars"? I can only find "...all flesh is grass."

Good heavens, what did she say that offends you so?