speaking of healthcare

[farmerbob44]

In his testimony to Congress, Chairman Powell pointed out the fiscal burden associated with our healthcare system that spends 17% of GDP vs. near 10% for the rest of the developed world.

He did not add that all of those other countries have a single payer or hybrid system.

I suppose that would have been outside his purview.

GOP's got a plan to fix all that anyway.

[farmerbob44]

on MMT, which is having its moment. Although I would have been shocked if he'd come down anywhere other than on the side of conventional fiscal economics.

I tend to agree but that doesn't mean that I wouldn't approve of borrowing a whole lot of money if it was used for long term needs- primarily infrastructure.

I think that in an ideal world the rest of the budget would be close to balanced on a cyclical basis.

[farmerbob44]

while he noted that our healthcare spending is wildly out of line in comparison with other advanced countries.

But he failed to mention the other item that is- defense spending.

[farmerbob44]

but anyway, on the MMT thing.

Money doesn't grow on rich people and we don't need them to fund budget priorities. All it takes is a budget resolution.

But we need to tax them anyway as a matter of social policy.

https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2019/02/randy-wray-response-doug-henwoods-trolling-mmt-jacobin.html

[k-289]

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[basset&co]

Even though we don't know the PLAN, I would certainly prefer to go with something WITH a plan rather

than, we need to pass it to see what's in it...so your false parroting spew isn't convincing me of anything NEW

from the left either.

[farmerbob44]

For instance could have done something to help the few million folks who make too much money to get a subsidy and were stuck in broken exchanges. 

But the GOP just wanted to squeeze those hostages harder so they could be the poster children of failure.

Still getting squeezed for the most part.

[farmerbob44]

are Exhibit A for the kind of Bozos who voted 50 times to repeal ACA but when they actually could didn't know whether to #### or go blind.

[Canuck_2]

I may have mentioned before about the neighbour lady married to a US veteran.

They spent summers here and winters in southern US except they came 'home' to Canada every so often because the US veteran needed to see a doctor or some medical procedure.

His health deteriorated more and they chose to stay in Canada for the winter so he would be closer to health care.

Sold their possessions in the US.

I guess her health coverage (all for no cost) and the care here must have suited him.

Thought maybe veterans might have had some care in your country but his choice obviously was to not use it.

[basset&co]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkDvqQKGgDA&fbclid=IwAR1NdDEvZgqrV83uwkf7gdNNXHOlH2uXx9t4Ek55kQZYomY...