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McMegan, being a blogger must be tough. Most of us don't have our every thought and idea subject to such intense scrutiny. But, that is perhaps what you enjoy.

Thick skin is probably necessary condition for blogging. Most of us appreciate you, so keep up the good work!

Oh, and your question on health care and education cuts both ways. Why do conservatives support vouchers for schools, but not health care? I'm guessing because one cuts back government and one enhances government, from where we are at the moment. Perhaps all of the rationalizing from Kevin Drum is unnecessary. I don't think the answer is very far from less vs. more government.

How about Big Mac?

Happy Saint Patrick's day Miss McMegan.

*blinks*

McMegan? So he names you as the son of yourself? O_O

How very Taliesin-like! @_@

So when should we expect you to go into bard mode and start delivering Welsh Triads and singing about the Battle of the Trees? ^_~

There are rather a lot of people that want to increase personal choice in healthcare. Eliminating the government rules that have created a market where personal insurance is almost impossible to buy for individuals would be a much bigger improvement than health vouchers. HSAs are another tool to improve choice and access without having the government acquire more power.

"Why do conservatives support vouchers for schools, but not health care?"

Because conservatives don't support publicly funded health care as the norm, while they agree with the public good arguments for government support for K-12 education?

"Why do conservatives support vouchers for schools, but not health care?"

Because health care is something that people are highly motivated to buy for themselves if they really need it and can't shove the cost off onto someone else, but a conservative might not trust people to buy schooling for their children.

Would that be Ardle McMegan?

I think Naughty Elf is better.

Back in Illinois, a neighbor flooded my house (their washing machine hose broke). I was told by his insurance company that his insurance wouldn't pay for it because he didn't do it deliberately. (this was Met Life, which many people have had problems with). What the heck?! And this was entirely legal.

Going beyond public vs. private we need to support better metrics and informed consent for health care so we can make sure people know an insurer's history before going with them, the same way that the insurers know their client's history.

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