Re: Dueling Vision’s of America’s Health Care System
Seems like Gawande is arguing for more care for the population cycling in and out of hospitals. Sounds like part of the equation would be to give more necessary care to those who need it along with...
View ArticleRe: Dueling Vision’s of America’s Health Care System
I see a slightly more nuanced argument, suggesting that people who get more attention and care on an outpatient basis will need hospitalization less, irrespective of their condition. it is important to...
View ArticleRe: Dueling Vision’s of America’s Health Care System
The way to deliver more health care at lower cost per patient or service is to train and make more use of health-care givers with adequate training short of MD status--nurses, physician's assistant,...
View ArticleRe: Paul Krugman’s Two Political Moralities Leave Out the Majority of...
I believe you fail to understand Krugman's view while taking a utopian view of human behavior.
View ArticleRe: Draft Moderate Manifesto Part 1
Very interesting :) The Stephen Mitchell Tao te Ching... best translation I know of as well. Seems to capture the poetry of it. I don't think there needs to be an ideology. There isn't one now and...
View ArticleRe: Draft Moderate Manifesto Part 1
We are delighted to have your feedback Solomon! We see we have many tastes in common. We agree that many people find a natural attraction to a moderate political orientation and need no convincing from...
View ArticleRe: Draft Moderate Manifesto Part 1
If I thought people would read it, a lot of my posts would be essays too. Not a good or bad thing, just an if, then thing. I do try to bring attention to things centrists and moderates can look to and...
View ArticleRe: Government Shut Down? Boehner Will Blink Or Republicans Will Lose
well written, As i sadly listened to the goings on in wisconsin today i fealt like again slowly but surely the far right and left are once again not listening to the american people in what we want.
View ArticleRe: Draft Moderate Manifesto Part 1
The problem in the U.S. is the financial literacy rate. There is a focus on "net worth" of individuals, instead of cash flows. If the Federal Government owes someone $300,000 in SS benefits, and...
View ArticleRe: GOP Budget Bravado Covers Weakness
I believe the Tea Party and the Republicans are on the wrong side of this budget issue again. The intactable attitude of the Tea Party Republicans places the blame for any government shutdown squarely...
View ArticleRe: Medicare Fix Rose By Any Other Name Still Has Thorns
This is non sense. The question is: Can the US economy pay for first world medical care for all itspeople or not? If the answer is yes, then it's still a first world nation with a firstworld economy...
View ArticleRe: There Is Reason To Believe That The New Health Reform Law Won’t Be...
This is something I noticed with people, most of the time we are not comfortable with change. Majority of people resist change from happening. I don't quite understand why we are so afraid of changes...
View ArticleRe: Only One Thing is Certain, “Certainty” is A Weak Republican Talking Point
If you're going to call yourselves "job creators" doesn't that mean you have to take responsibility for the lack of jobs? I recently published a blog post about how I think we can motivate these "job...
View ArticleRe: Only One Thing is Certain, “Certainty” is A Weak Republican Talking Point
The times are indeed uncertain, but business behavior in the political environment is less than surprising -- they want government to be more friendly to them. Don't we all? That won't solve our...
View ArticleRe: Draft Moderate Manifesto Part 1
I would suggest that the basic principles of a "moderate" political philosophy are those of Edmund Burke--even though they are also consistent with conservatism. They begin with a regard for the...
View ArticleRe: From McChrystal to Petraeus: Out Of The Frying Pan..?
Although the White House has firmly stuck by the withdrawal date, senior administration officials have acknowledged that reductions of coalition forces will probably be limited to those areas of the...
View ArticleRe: How Many “Third Parties” Will There Be In 2012?
Allan/Sheri, I agree w/ you about there being no major political party alternative to the Democratic and Republican Presedential candidates. The Libertarian Party could come close. But, I don't believe...
View ArticleRe: Making Middle Class Opportunity Our Top Policy Priority
Sheri/Allan, I agree w/ your assessment about Taem Obama needing to better articulate his vision of our economy. Having middle class families convey their positive economic experiences, during Obama's...
View ArticleRe: Even With Tied Polls Now, A Wave Election Is Likely
Sherri and Allan, I think there's something you miss: the economy and the fundamentals. In 2008, Bush had horrible approval, the Republicans held the White House for eight years, and GDP was negative....
View ArticleRe: Even With Tied Polls Now, A Wave Election Is Likely
Nadia, Thank you for your comment, and we agree with you economic analysis. The warm weather probably had more of an effect on the ups and downs of the economic statistics so far this year. But in a...
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