[ExI] health care individual mandate

[Damien Sullivan]

On Mon, Nov 09, 2009 at 11:45:53AM -0800, Jeff Davis wrote:
> On Sun, Nov 8, 2009 at 5:43 PM, spike <spike66 at att.net> wrote:
> 
> > ...the public option is very expensive...
> 
> Really?

Well yeah!  Health reform is $900 billion!

...over ten years, so $90 billion a year, before they raise taxes on
something to pay for it.

Contrast: the defense bill was $680 billion, passed and signed without a
whimper.

Stimulus was $800 billion... over two years, so actually $400
billion/year.

Inconsistent units: friend of obfuscators everywhere.

[yes, I'm segueing to a different kind of expense than you were talking
about]

-xx- Damien X-)