Posted on 02/13/2014 7:47:08 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
Duncan Black makes an argument that liberals haven’t emphasized nearly enough about the Affordable Care Act: that it could well be a shot in the arm for the economy.
It is, in truth, a conservative argument–a freedom argument. I’ve always loved the logic of it. There are thousands, maybe tens of thousands, of people with clever ideas for starting businesses who are trapped in their current jobs because of the need to provide health insurance for their families. These are the potential Wright brothers, the middle managers who see a better, more efficient way to process a product, the tinkerers who come up with a new valve, the designers who come up with a snazzzy new pattern.
(Excerpt) Read more at swampland.time.com ...
Ah yeah... it’s just Joe Klein.
Next.
Words fail me . . .
Free the Entrepreneurs with More Socialism!
Well, it’s extremely creative use of Pretzel Logic, I’ll give them that.
Obamacare is a job killer and they know it. The thing is, they literally consider it an “Honor Killing” for the greater good of their religion of liberalism.
Why? So they can make more money and lose the subsidies they're getting?
If putting people on gov. assistance sparked economic booms, why are we in a sluggish recovery now
The fly in the ointment of this argument is that before Obamacare, people were entirely free to quit their jobs and start businesses. They'd either use COBRA from their employer or buy insurance from an insurance company or through an insurance broker.
The main difference now with Obamacare is that the insurance will cost much more money, and that's less money to put into the new business. Anyone who actually believes this scenario is looking at Obamacare through rose-colored glasses that are so deeply tinted that it's impossible to see the cliff that they are walking over.
It’s about time to get rid of TIME.
Who are their major sponsors? Boycott them for hiring idiots like Joe Klein.
Very well said!
“The problem is, there is no way to anticipate or calculate the number of jobs that will be created by newly liberated entrepreneurs-”
How about looking at that great entrepreneurial and artistic development engine of the past 50 years called “Medicaid”. /sarc
Progressive logic on parade. And they are actually proud of their idiocy and flaunt it. God help America!
This article is so moronic it almost defies comment. People aren’t “trapped in their jobs” because they need health insurance, they WORK to provide food, shelter and clothing.
My first thought as I read this was that I hadn’t seen anything this stupid since I stopped reading Joe Klein.
Do these people continue this argument with a straight face? You have to reduce your income by $800 to get $100 in increased subsidies. Do the libs think that people only work to get health benefits? How out of touch are they?
Apparently libs think health insurance is the “Holy Grail” of benefits.
Demented nutbar.
Im thinking of opening a lemonade stand
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