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Monday, August 17, 2009

“Public Option” Not Essential, Obama Team Says


“Bowing to Republican pressure and an uneasy public, President Barack Obama’s administration signaled Sunday it is ready to abandon the idea of giving Americans the option of government-run insurance as part of a new health care system.” (Baltimore Sun, Monday)

A key retreat, but beware the government-funded co-op and the attack on the idea of profit.

FEE Timely Classic
“Socialized Medicine: The Canadian Experience” by Pierre Lemieux


  • Sheldon Richman is the former editor of The Freeman and a contributor to The Concise Encyclopedia of Economics. He is the author of Separating School and State: How to Liberate America's Families and thousands of articles.