interesting.


there's that too, but i consider that a separate reform.

Didn't know where else to post this. I am having increasing doubts that government is effective on a large scale. It's nice to see someone on the right call it out in this way instead of writing off these policies whole hog.

The one eye just helps him see better.

It would be really fascinating to see a state pass a universal health care bill and put it into practice. That's how it started in Canada. It's currently DOA at the federal level, so why not?

big ass texas post

Romney Care?

A version of widely expanded Medicare was discussed in the Nevada State leg. circa 2017, haven't kept up on its progress since we've moved. Of course, true universal healthcare is broadly incompatible with a private insurance sector, so that might be one reason.

I meant truly universal health care. It could come in a variety of manners, but something more encompassing than Romney/Obamacare since that's what a lot of people in the Democratic Party/the left want. It'd be interesting to observe and see how it goes and it could be the Romneycare to the future federal version of a universal system if it goes well.

Idk, Germany and other countries have universal multi-payer systems.

There is an “Ezra Klein Show” podcast from June 22 of this year with Ezekiel Emanuel, former Obama Admin guy, where they discuss the various healthcare systems around the world. One takeaway was that whatever system you like, it probably exists here in America already. Which is kind of a problem. We can’t agree on a system. Europe is way more complicated than I imagined. Emanuel seemed to like the Netherlands best, where it’s single payer but the gov’t seems to basically throw the money in a pot and the private sector divvies it up. That pretty clearly would probably fail here for colorful reasons. But the podcast was good, also discussed how market incentives could play a big role in helping (why do we have so many borderline better cancer drug patents and almost no better antibiotic patents? The answer is money, of course).

Under what authority can Biden enact a 2-4 week nation wide lockdown? I hope its under the guise of interstate commerce so SCOTUS can re-litigate all manner of terrible law.

Lean into Federalism, and vote with your feet folks. The alternative has not been working out.

It's nuts to think that one individual can enact (or to even want one individual to enact) a policy that affects a vast country so differently in so many places.


Paraphrasing here, but lots to chew on here re: role of government. From the guest on this episode of Crenshaw' pod.

"The left uses metaphors of motion. There is a lot of talk about government working towards something. Progress, movements, ideas set in motion. The right thinks of government more in terms of space. A government should create room in a community that allows people to move around and thrive. Instead of a driver, a government should be a supportive role instead of displacing private intuitions that could do a better job."