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But slips of the
tongue demonstrate neither a person’s intelligence nor their
understanding of issues. Obama’s
knowledge of economics is abysmal – his emphasis on higher tax
rates and spreading wealth make the economy smaller. His health care
regulations will cause people to be thrown off of private health
insurance, raise costs, and lower quality.
Sarah Palin has been
pointing out many of these problems before anyone else. On health care,
she coined the term "death panels," and the press attacked her
mercilessly for it. But after Obamacare has become law, even Democrats,
such as Paul
Krugman, are now using the term, acknowledging that Obama care will
empower government panels to make decisions on who will be allowed to
get medical care.
Palin’s analysis of
the economics of health care would make an economist proud. Take how
Obamacare creates an
incentive for people to wait until they needed care before they
purchased health insurance. Banning any higher premiums for those
who wait until they are sick to get insurance may be very bad public
policy, but it is one part of Obama care that is extremely popular.
Other Republicans have seen the polls and refused to discuss the
problem, but Palin ignored the polls and made the right economic
argument.
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