tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893272060787897238.post1520649891031585186..comments2024-03-19T08:42:45.690-04:00Comments on The Delaware Libertarian: Once again--surprise, surprise--the government is bad at math no matter who is in chargeSteven H. Newtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09097470960863103473noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893272060787897238.post-50393524885306624892009-10-10T11:56:43.952-04:002009-10-10T11:56:43.952-04:00By my (admittedly quick) reading, it looks like th...By my (admittedly quick) reading, it looks like the Baucus bill will indeed start increasing deficits in 2015, but that they'll still be increasing more slowly that they would with the other bad things the government was already planning to do, so that we might actually "save" money compared to other plans.<br /><br />Interestingly, the numbers also suggest that the cost for coverage of those previously uninsured will average $3,811, which isn't bad (depending on what coverage they're getting). However, it looks like this figure is reached by offloading a fair amount of the cost to the states in the form of unfunded mandates.<br /><br />Also, one of the sources used by the article cited here is Karl Rove, which makes me skeptical.Mikonoreply@blogger.com