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The Washington Post: Robert J. Samuelson
Obamacare: Buy now, pay later
There is an air of absurdity to what is mistakenly called "health-care reform." Everyone knows that the United States faces massive governmental budget deficits as far as calculators can project, driven heavily by an aging population and uncontrolled health costs. As we recover slowly from a devastating recession, it's widely agreed that, though deficits should not be cut abruptly (lest the economy resume its slump), a prudent society would embark on long-term policies to control health costs, reduce government spending and curb massive future deficits. The administration estimates these at $9 trillion from 2010 to 2019. The president and all his top economic advisers proclaim the same cautionary message. ( November 16, 2009)
the next economic bubble? ( November 09, 2009)
Could America go broke? ( November 02, 2009)
Public plan mirage ( October 26, 2009)
A Path to Downward Mobility ( October 12, 2009)
Obama's Tire Tariff: Bad Policy, Right Message ( September 21, 2009)
Give It to Us Straight ( September 14, 2009)
For Obama, the Only Choice for the Fed ( August 26, 2009)
A Rail Boondoggle, Moving at High Speed ( August 24, 2009)
Championing the Status Quo ( August 10, 2009)
Obama's Misleading Medicine ( July 27, 2009)
The Squandered Stimulus ( July 20, 2009)
Economists Out to Lunch ( July 06, 2009)
Panics 'R' Us! ( June 29, 2009)
Wrong Way on Health 'Reform' ( June 15, 2009)
The Obama Infatuation (Monday, June 01, 2009)
Obama's Risky Debt (Monday, May 18, 2009)
The Bias Against Oil and Gas (Monday, May 04, 2009)
Selling the Green Economy ( April 27, 2009)
Obama's Economic Mirage (Monday, April 13, 2009)
China's Dollar Deception (Monday, April 06, 2009)
Geithner's Hedge Fund (Monday, March 30, 2009)
American Capitalism Besieged (Monday, March 23, 2009)
The Shadow of Depression ( March 16, 2009)
Obama's Double Talk ( March 09, 2009)
Wrong Turn on Housing (Monday, March 02, 2009)
Obama's Stunted Stimulus (Monday, February 23, 2009)
Our Lost Decade? ( February 19, 2009)
Beyond Wall Street Bashing (Monday, February 09, 2009)
Too Little Bang for the Bucks ( February 02, 2009)
Three Crises in One ( January 26, 2009)
Obama's Health-Care Headache (Thursday, January 22, 2009)
The Limits of Pump Priming (Tuesday, January 06, 2009)
Humbled by Our Ignorance (Wednesday, December 31, 2008)
Bernanke's Burden (Thursday, December 11, 2008)
Obama's Economic Choice (Thursday, December 04, 2008)
A 'Wealth Effect' in Reverse (Wednesday, November 26, 2008)
