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Obama Pitches Healthcare Reform as Cost-Saver

Posted By Sheldon Richman

“With members of Congress away for the week, the president had the stage to himself as he promoted his plan to lower the cost of health care and make coverage more accessible. He cast his proposal as a cost-saver, rather than a giant expenditure, saying the economy was not likely to rally without reversing ‘the crushing cost of health care.’” (New York Times ^[1], Thursday)

Next he’ll offer to sell you the Brooklyn Bridge.

FEE Timely Classic
“Nationalized Health Care Will Cut Costs? It Just Ain’t So!” ^[2] by Gene Callahan and Robert Murphy

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[1] New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/02/health/policy/02health.html?_r=1&ref=todayspaper

[2] “Nationalized Health Care Will Cut Costs? It Just Ain’t So!”: http://www.thefreemanonline.org/featured/nationalized-health-care-will-cut-costs-it-just-aint-so/

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