Category Archives: dignity
Quote of the day
Marcus Davies, an official of the Saskatchewan Medical Society, on the difference between Canadians and Americans: Us Canadians, we’re kind of understated by nature. We don’t go around chanting ‘We’re No. 1!’ But you know, there are two areas where … Continue reading
Filed under brain dead media, dignity, healthcare finance
Welfare through the looking glass
The New York Times Economix blog reminds us that the word “welfare” hasn’t always had negative connotations: …“the image of the poor person in the 1930s was the agrarian farmer, down on his luck, but not complaining.” Think of Tom … Continue reading
Filed under corporate welfare, dignity, radical right
Kicking off the Death Spiral
Beware the individual health insurance market (yes, that’s the market McCain wants to push millions of people into). Consider this situation: let’s say you do the right thing and buy an individual health insurance policy when you’re healthy, pay premiums … Continue reading
Filed under dignity, healthcare finance, slimy marketing, social insurance
Hanging out at McCain 08
Over at McCain 08 website I clicked on the “Issues” tab and was surprised to see the category “Human Dignity”. This seems like “touchy-feely” liberal category to me, so I’m seriously wondering what it could be about. I know McCain’s … Continue reading
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Dealing with Malcontents
Frontline’s “Sick Around the World” presented an informative view on the different approaches to healthcare in rich countries around the world. In a webcast discussing the different systems Uwe Reinhardt, professor of health economics at Princeton, emphasized the ethics involved. … Continue reading
Filed under dignity, healthcare finance
It’s the solidarity, stupid!
Maggie Mahar has an interesting post on why we don’t have national healthcare. “[inequality], says Princeton economist Uwe Reinhardt, is what makes health care reform so much more difficult in the U.S. than in countries such as Finland, Canada, Belgium, … Continue reading
Filed under dignity, healthcare finance, junglenomics
Basic Income
I see the Canadians (or at least progressive Canadians) are considering a Basic Income policy. It would work like Social Security does in this country—delivering a fixed payment to each household regardless of need. Except that Basic Income would extend … Continue reading
