What does a TRUMP presidency look like?

[viper37]

Her response is pretty silly.  All those things she mentioned are public goods.  Maternity insurance for a 62 year old man is a cross subsidy of a private good.

It's the same as an healthy man paying health insurance he does not need to subsidize a sick person who actually needs it.

[Malthus]

Her response is pretty silly.  All those things she mentioned are public goods.  Maternity insurance for a 62 year old man is a cross subsidy of a private good.

In most of Western society, such things as health insurance for prenatal care are typically considered "public goods". Apparently, Obamacare treats it as a "public good". In that, it is going with the consensus.

Calling that "crazy", as this Rep was alleged to have done, is in fact dumb. There may be an argument that it should not be a "public good", that there is some efficiency or social goal to making it a "private good" - but it isn't somehow obviously insane to treat it as a "public good".

[Admiral Yi]

It's the same as an healthy man paying health insurance he does not need to subsidize a sick person who actually needs it.

It's different in the sense that the (currently) healthy man is pooling his similar risk with that of the (currently) sick man.  Just because one happens to be sick doesn't mean there is a cross subsidy.

[Admiral Yi]

In most of Western society, such things as health insurance for prenatal care are typically considered "public goods". Apparently, Obamacare treats it as a "public good". In that, it is going with the consensus.

Calling that "crazy", as this Rep was alleged to have done, is in fact dumb. There may be an argument that it should not be a "public good", that there is some efficiency or social goal to making it a "private good" - but it isn't somehow obviously insane to treat it as a "public good".

You're using "public good" to mean something worthy of spending public money on, which is not its meaning.

In economics, a public good is a good that is both non-excludable and non-rivalrous in that individuals cannot be effectively excluded from use and where use by one individual does not reduce availability to others.

You can't really build a library or a bridge and say everyone can use these now except Barbara Rank.

[HVC]

Her response is pretty silly.  All those things she mentioned are public goods.  Maternity insurance for a 62 year old man is a cross subsidy of a private good.

and she pays for his Viagra. it's win win.

[Savonarola]

Well, the world has officially gone mad.  CNN now has an opinion piece up lauding the virtues of good character, honesty, and integrity.  I never thought I'd see the day.

[citizen k]

Well, the world has officially gone mad.  CNN now has an opinion piece up lauding the virtues of good character, honesty, and integrity.  I never thought I'd see the day.

They're trying to be balanced in their reporting. Can't be amoral purveyors of fake news all the time.

[CountDeMoney]

Well, the world has officially gone mad.  CNN now has an opinion piece up lauding the virtues of good character, honesty, and integrity.  I never thought I'd see the day.

Somebody's gotta do it.

[viper37]

Comey Memo Says Trump Asked Him to End Flynn Investigation

[Admiral Yi]

Comey Memo Says Trump Asked Him to End Flynn Investigation

Beautiful.

[Razgovory]

You're using "public good" to mean something worthy of spending public money on, which is not its meaning.

In economics, a public good is a good that is both non-excludable and non-rivalrous in that individuals cannot be effectively excluded from use and where use by one individual does not reduce availability to others.

You can't really build a library or a bridge and say everyone can use these now except Barbara Rank.  Razgovory.

Yeah, you can.

[CountDeMoney]

Comey Memo Says Trump Asked Him to End Flynn Investigation

Beautiful.

#NobodyCares

[HVC]

Stop peeing on the books.

[Admiral Yi]

White House has denied.  From NPR.

[katmai]

White House has denied.  From NPR.

Of course they have.