PAUL KRUGMAN: An Immoral Philosophy

[kevinmc]

When a child is enrolled in the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (Schip), the positive results can be dramatic. For example, after asthmatic children are enrolled in Schip, the frequency of their attacks declines on average by 60 percent, and their likelihood of being hospitalized for the condition declines more than 70 percent.

Regular care, in other words, makes a big difference. That’s why Congressional Democrats, with support from many Republicans, are trying to expand Schip, which already provides essential medical care to millions of children, to cover millions of additional children who would otherwise lack health insurance.

But President Bush says that access to care is no problem — “After all, you just go to an emergency room” — and, with the support of the Republican Congressional leadership, he’s declared that he’ll veto any Schip expansion on “philosophical” grounds.

It must be about philosophy, because it surely isn’t about cost. One of the plans Mr. Bush opposes, the one approved by an overwhelming bipartisan majority in the Senate Finance Committee, would cost less over the next five years than we’ll spend in Iraq in the next four months. And it would be fully paid for by an increase in tobacco taxes......

http://freedemocracy.blogspot.com/2007/07/paul-krugman-immoral-philosophy.html

[pnwmom]

1. K & R!

[formercia]

2. The children of the Wealthy don't need it.

the serfs can eat shit and die. :sarcasm:

[tom_paine]

3. K & R for the truth

[FormerDittoHead]

4. Those lazy 3 year olds should take personal responsibility for their actions! k/n/t

[truth2power]

5. "Philosophical?" Did he say, "philosophical?"..

:rofl: :rofl:

Why don't the WH stenographers erm...press corps ask him to explain that philosophy? Oh, never mind! Wouldn't want to upset the Emperor.

Trust me...his brain isn't wired for "philosophy".

[The Traveler]

6. As a smoker

I have to say I like this plan. Actually, I like just about any plan that expands this program. Bush should give up his sophomoric attempts at philosophy. He simply hasn't the gray matter for it.