Comments on: Oh, but I remember my dear friends, I remember

By: Bter

Bter — Wed, 25 Feb 2004 19:23:54 +0000

astalavistsa

By: Numit

Numit — Sat, 21 Feb 2004 20:58:39 +0000

Yeeeahd, it’s csool

By: johnny

johnny — Fri, 13 Feb 2004 04:44:02 +0000

Who knows what these figures include. Federal workers’ health care costs? The capitalized costs of Va. hospitals? Tax subsidies or the lack thereof? Given that the OECD says 45% and Bernstein said over half (but not “way over half”) one can assume that he simply saw a study that counted government spending (or private spending) on health care slightly differently.

By: raj

raj — Thu, 12 Feb 2004 21:17:35 +0000

I could go on and on about the Volokh people, but the “busy, busy, busy” bottom line is, don’t believe too much of what you read over there. It is obviously a marketing tool to allow them to ingratiate themselves to the moderate right wing.

By: Sadly, No!

Sadly, No! — Thu, 12 Feb 2004 01:42:31 +0000

However, it is true that the U.S. government spends as much on health care as the Canadian government, per capita.

According to the OECD (same link,) health care spending in Canada is US$2792 per capita, while in the US it is US$4,887. Adjusting for the relative share of public spending, that amounts to $1,954 for Canada, and $2,150 for the US. (We were curious to see the numbers, not disagreeing with you.) ;)

By: Kevin Brennan

Kevin Brennan — Thu, 12 Feb 2004 01:33:53 +0000

However, it is true that the U.S. government spends as much on health care as the Canadian government, per capita.

Perhaps what Bernstein meant was that the U.S. government could cover most of the health care costs and private sector spending could be cut in half, simply by moving to a single-payer system? ;-)

By: Mithras

Mithras — Wed, 11 Feb 2004 14:48:30 +0000

Don’t bother e-mailing him. He never admits it when you catch him. Just post about his illogic and he’ll try to refute you, and it’ll get funnier from there.