A “Common Good” Prescription for our Political Malaise | Capital Commentary

A “Common Good” Prescription for our Political Malaise | Capital Commentary by Michelle Kortwell Kirtley.  MGB: In order to preserve lower income taxes, we have set ourselves on a road to either diminish health benefits (or force them to be more cost effective - an experiment that has never worked) or to set up a new tax system - such as an employer paid consumption tax - to fund them adequately.  Given that the prospects of health care reforms pre-existing condition reforms may yet bankrupt the entire health insurance industry, a few dollars in Medicare cuts seem like a small issue.