Paul Krugman Reveals The Democrats Single-Payer Government Run Health Care Aims
October 21, 2009 / 9:40 am • By Dr. Melissa ClouthierWhy is Paul Krugman playing so coy this year, when he was so forthcoming during the campaign season? He’s not pushing for a certain outcome is he? According to audio Morgen Richmond of Big Government found, Krugman is actually quite clear about what he wants the Democrats to achieve [audio and much more at link]:
Just a couple of quick points on this. Since I already knew about this hidden agenda, what I found most striking was Krugman’s admission that even without a public option the system would largely look like a single payer system. Based on the subsidies for lower wage earners, and the fact that everyone else is paying for these with taxes on top of their insurance premiums. (And with the bills being discussed in Congress, subsidies are provided up to 300-400% of the federal poverty level).
Also, I should point out that a “Rube Goldberg device”, which Krugman used as a metaphor, is a term for an over-engineered solution to a simple problem. In this case, designed to obscure the solution they are actually looking for, i.e. single payer.
However, the critical point in all of this is the sheer scope of this deception on the part of the Administration – and the media. Paul Krugman and Ezra Klein have been two of the most prominent media advocates for healthcare reform throughout the debate this year. With numerous appearances on television and their blogs at the New York Times and the Washington Post, respectively. And while they are both unabashedly partisan, this should not excuse them from direct and honest reporting. But of course they have not been fully candid, as they were last year, because in doing so they would reveal the dishonesty on the part of the President and his Administration. (Klein has recently added a whole new layer of deceit.)
Any foot in the door will be a way for government to control health care. That’s the goal here. Krugman put it forth last year. He should be as obvious now.
