I believe in the free speech that liberals used to believe in, the economic freedom that conservatives used to believe in, and the personal freedom that America used to believe in.
An interesting piece on last night’s 60 Minutes reporting that Medicare’s administrative costs total $ 60 billion per year, that’s more than what it costs to administer every private insurance plan in the country:
That’s what we have to look forward to if we get government-run health care.
H/T: Jason Pye
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The only surprise is that CBS News would air a piece that points that out. Pretty much any government program has higher overhead than a private sector counterpart, when you don’t have to worry about bottom lines that’s what happens.