Wednesday, February 09, 2005

Healthcare is a drag on the Economy

Here is a link to a report on Yahoo from the LA Times:
Healthcare Costs Take Big Bite From Economy


Increased spending for healthcare is gobbling up about one-quarter of the growth in the economy,...


Something like a year ago I heard a report on NPR (sorry, no citation) about an Auto factory in Canada which was taking work from the nearby factory in the US. Why? The manager interviewed said the Canadian Health system gave them a competitive advantage.

Now, isn't it time to stop screwing around and get the same competitive advantage for the US?

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