Comments on: The President repeats an important math error http://keithhennessey.com/2009/08/20/math-error/ Your guide to American economic policy Tue, 16 Mar 2010 04:54:40 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Serious http://keithhennessey.com/2009/08/20/math-error/comment-page-1/#comment-9564 Serious Mon, 31 Aug 2009 18:25:27 +0000 http://keithhennessey.com/2009/08/20/the-president-repeats-an-important-arithmetic-error/#comment-9564 Obama isn't interested in getting numbers right. This is the same guy who accused surgeons of hacking off limbs for reimbursements of 30,000, 40,000, 50,000 dollars. (The real reimbursement is in the $700-$1,000 dollar range. I really have to question why we would want someone whose grasp of the current situation in medicine is this tenuous to lead a takeover of 16% of our economy. <div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('9564','Serious'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('9564','Serious','Obama isn't interested in getting numbers right. This is the same guy who accused surgeons of hacking off limbs for reimbursements of 30,000, 40,000, 50,000 dollars. (The real reimbursement is in the $700-$1,000 dollar range. \n \nI really have to question why we would want someone whose grasp of the current situation in medicine is this tenuous to lead a takeover of 16% of our economy. \n '); return false;">Quote</a></div> Obama isn't interested in getting numbers right. This is the same guy who accused surgeons of hacking off limbs for reimbursements of 30,000, 40,000, 50,000 dollars. (The real reimbursement is in the $700-$1,000 dollar range.

I really have to question why we would want someone whose grasp of the current situation in medicine is this tenuous to lead a takeover of 16% of our economy.

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]]> By: william http://keithhennessey.com/2009/08/20/math-error/comment-page-1/#comment-8807 william Thu, 27 Aug 2009 21:11:03 +0000 http://keithhennessey.com/2009/08/20/the-president-repeats-an-important-arithmetic-error/#comment-8807 If you're a liberal arts grad it's to understand numbers. <div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('8807','william'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('8807','william','If you're a liberal arts grad it's to understand numbers. '); return false;">Quote</a></div> If you're a liberal arts grad it's to understand numbers.
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]]> By: Guest http://keithhennessey.com/2009/08/20/math-error/comment-page-1/#comment-8360 Guest Tue, 25 Aug 2009 20:25:17 +0000 http://keithhennessey.com/2009/08/20/the-president-repeats-an-important-arithmetic-error/#comment-8360 In late July, the WSJ reported that Congress found $102 million in cost savings (<a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124882436513388423.html)," target="_blank">http://online.wsj.com/article/SB12488243651338842...</a> Some of the savings was going to come from more efficient use of military flights -- One week later, Congress announced their plan to spend $550 million on new jets (<a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124882436513388423.html)." target="_blank">http://online.wsj.com/article/SB12488243651338842...</a> This is change you can believe in. <div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('8360','Guest'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('8360','Guest','In late July, the WSJ reported that Congress found $102 million in cost savings (<a href=\"http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/article\/SB124882436513388423.html),\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/article\/SB12488243651338842...<\/a> Some of the savings was going to come from more efficient use of military flights -- One week later, Congress announced their plan to spend $550 million on new jets (<a href=\"http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/article\/SB124882436513388423.html).\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/article\/SB12488243651338842...<\/a> This is change you can believe in. '); return false;">Quote</a></div> In late July, the WSJ reported that Congress found $102 million in cost savings (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB12488243651338842... Some of the savings was going to come from more efficient use of military flights — One week later, Congress announced their plan to spend $550 million on new jets (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB12488243651338842... This is change you can believe in.
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]]> By: Think38 http://keithhennessey.com/2009/08/20/math-error/comment-page-1/#comment-8316 Think38 Tue, 25 Aug 2009 16:02:38 +0000 http://keithhennessey.com/2009/08/20/the-president-repeats-an-important-arithmetic-error/#comment-8316 Jim, did you read the article? President Obama didn't commit a math error by cited CBO figures. President Obama committed a math error by taking the projected aggregate costs and converting those figures (incorrectly) to an annual cost. <div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('8316','Think38'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('8316','Think38','Jim, did you read the article? President Obama didn't commit a math error by cited CBO figures. President Obama committed a math error by taking the projected aggregate costs and converting those figures (incorrectly) to an annual cost. '); return false;">Quote</a></div> Jim, did you read the article? President Obama didn't commit a math error by cited CBO figures. President Obama committed a math error by taking the projected aggregate costs and converting those figures (incorrectly) to an annual cost.
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]]> By: Hugh Maguire http://keithhennessey.com/2009/08/20/math-error/comment-page-1/#comment-8300 Hugh Maguire Tue, 25 Aug 2009 13:58:59 +0000 http://keithhennessey.com/2009/08/20/the-president-repeats-an-important-arithmetic-error/#comment-8300 How is the "governement plan " going to deal with state insurance regulations? States can sidestep Interstate commerce clause and limit insuranThis more than anything has caused limited insurance product competition. Additionally, how is the governement plan going to reconcile with the precendent set by the Microsoft anti-trust prosecutions? The theory set down with Microsoft wasn't what was good for conusmers now but that a natural monopoly will have a chilling effect on future innovations and advancements, thus hurting consumers in the future. ce operations in their respective states. A government run plan could easily become a monopoly and considering the countries with national healthcare systems don't innovate much, consumers would be hurt in the futhure. The state regulations will be very problematic in the short term but I can see the Microsoft anti trust issue a longer term corollary that siezes up a government plan. It won't be very hard to imagine innovation destruction in a government healthcare plan and when it was a driving force with Microsoft in an industry with far less emperical oberservations as government run healthcare. <div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('8300','Hugh Maguire'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('8300','Hugh Maguire','How is the "governement plan " going to deal with state insurance regulations? States can sidestep Interstate commerce clause and limit insuranThis more than anything has caused limited insurance product competition. Additionally, how is the governement plan going to reconcile with the precendent set by the Microsoft anti-trust prosecutions? The theory set down with Microsoft wasn't what was good for conusmers now but that a natural monopoly will have a chilling effect on future innovations and advancements, thus hurting consumers in the future. ce operations in their respective states. A government run plan could easily become a monopoly and considering the countries with national healthcare systems don't innovate much, consumers would be hurt in the futhure. The state regulations will be very problematic in the short term but I can see the Microsoft anti trust issue a longer term corollary that siezes up a government plan. It won't be very hard to imagine innovation destruction in a government healthcare plan and when it was a driving force with Microsoft in an industry with far less emperical oberservations as government run healthcare. '); return false;">Quote</a></div> How is the "governement plan " going to deal with state insurance regulations? States can sidestep Interstate commerce clause and limit insuranThis more than anything has caused limited insurance product competition. Additionally, how is the governement plan going to reconcile with the precendent set by the Microsoft anti-trust prosecutions? The theory set down with Microsoft wasn't what was good for conusmers now but that a natural monopoly will have a chilling effect on future innovations and advancements, thus hurting consumers in the future. ce operations in their respective states. A government run plan could easily become a monopoly and considering the countries with national healthcare systems don't innovate much, consumers would be hurt in the futhure. The state regulations will be very problematic in the short term but I can see the Microsoft anti trust issue a longer term corollary that siezes up a government plan. It won't be very hard to imagine innovation destruction in a government healthcare plan and when it was a driving force with Microsoft in an industry with far less emperical oberservations as government run healthcare.
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]]> By: bo, sham-wow pres http://keithhennessey.com/2009/08/20/math-error/comment-page-1/#comment-7991 bo, sham-wow pres Sun, 23 Aug 2009 23:29:01 +0000 http://keithhennessey.com/2009/08/20/the-president-repeats-an-important-arithmetic-error/#comment-7991 "Yeah, and the right*wing is making up bulls&^t about death panels and pulling the plug on Grandma. I don't see you real exorcised about THAT." Sarah Palin used the term "death panel", even she (and everybody else) is backing away from the terminology, the concept remains valid. It may have escaped your notice, but she was a private citizen when she said that, bo is the president and he's lying to you. It obviously doesn't bother you that your president is lying to you, and for some reason I can't shake the feeling that it has something to do with the word "exorcised". <div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('7991','bo, sham-wow pres'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('7991','bo, sham-wow pres','"Yeah, and the right*wing is making up bulls&^t about death panels and pulling the plug on Grandma. I don't see you real exorcised about THAT." \n \nSarah Palin used the term "death panel", even she (and everybody else) is backing away from the terminology, the concept remains valid. It may have escaped your notice, but she was a private citizen when she said that, bo is the president and he's lying to you. It obviously doesn't bother you that your president is lying to you, and for some reason I can't shake the feeling that it has something to do with the word "exorcised". '); return false;">Quote</a></div> "Yeah, and the right*wing is making up bulls&^t about death panels and pulling the plug on Grandma. I don't see you real exorcised about THAT."

Sarah Palin used the term "death panel", even she (and everybody else) is backing away from the terminology, the concept remains valid. It may have escaped your notice, but she was a private citizen when she said that, bo is the president and he's lying to you. It obviously doesn't bother you that your president is lying to you, and for some reason I can't shake the feeling that it has something to do with the word "exorcised".

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]]> By: mb3217 http://keithhennessey.com/2009/08/20/math-error/comment-page-1/#comment-7957 mb3217 Sun, 23 Aug 2009 20:32:52 +0000 http://keithhennessey.com/2009/08/20/the-president-repeats-an-important-arithmetic-error/#comment-7957 I want to know the following . It is my understanding that the Federal Government cannot compete in a business with tax payers money . If the Federal Government goes into the Insurance business as they claim they will do with the public option , they will be in direct competition with the private insurance companies . According to my understanding of the law , this would be an illegal step the government is taking on . The government can drive out any private company due to the fact that the government can print money, and cam get continous support from congress as the Post Office , Amtrak , and now some of the Banks AIG, Freddy Mac etc . Please give me the answer mb3217@aol.com mb3217 <div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('7957','mb3217'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('7957','mb3217','I want to know the following . It is my understanding that the Federal Government cannot compete in a business with tax payers money . If the Federal Government goes into the Insurance business as they claim they will do with the public option , they will be in direct competition with the private insurance companies . According to my understanding of the law , this would be an illegal step the government is taking on . The government can drive out any private company due to the fact that the government can print money, and cam get continous support from congress as the Post Office , Amtrak , and now some of the Banks AIG, Freddy Mac etc . Please give me the answer mb3217@aol.com mb3217 '); return false;">Quote</a></div> I want to know the following . It is my understanding that the Federal Government cannot compete in a business with tax payers money . If the Federal Government goes into the Insurance business as they claim they will do with the public option , they will be in direct competition with the private insurance companies . According to my understanding of the law , this would be an illegal step the government is taking on . The government can drive out any private company due to the fact that the government can print money, and cam get continous support from congress as the Post Office , Amtrak , and now some of the Banks AIG, Freddy Mac etc . Please give me the answer mb3217@aol.com mb3217
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]]> By: Steve http://keithhennessey.com/2009/08/20/math-error/comment-page-1/#comment-7638 Steve Sat, 22 Aug 2009 12:52:38 +0000 http://keithhennessey.com/2009/08/20/the-president-repeats-an-important-arithmetic-error/#comment-7638 Keep in mind that Obama's original, stated reason for healthcare reform was to reduce the devastating impact healthcare poses to the future federal budget. Even if his healthcare plan were revenue-neutral, it would still leave us in a fiscal situation that he said was intolerable. If it actually increases the deficit and makes that situation worse, why would he still be arguing for it? Clearly, he lied when he said that cost control was his main goal. <div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('7638','Steve'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('7638','Steve','Keep in mind that Obama's original, stated reason for healthcare reform was to reduce the devastating impact healthcare poses to the future federal budget. Even if his healthcare plan were revenue-neutral, it would still leave us in a fiscal situation that he said was intolerable. If it actually increases the deficit and makes that situation worse, why would he still be arguing for it? \n \nClearly, he lied when he said that cost control was his main goal. '); return false;">Quote</a></div> Keep in mind that Obama's original, stated reason for healthcare reform was to reduce the devastating impact healthcare poses to the future federal budget. Even if his healthcare plan were revenue-neutral, it would still leave us in a fiscal situation that he said was intolerable. If it actually increases the deficit and makes that situation worse, why would he still be arguing for it?

Clearly, he lied when he said that cost control was his main goal.

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]]> By: Dave http://keithhennessey.com/2009/08/20/math-error/comment-page-1/#comment-7615 Dave Sat, 22 Aug 2009 11:03:38 +0000 http://keithhennessey.com/2009/08/20/the-president-repeats-an-important-arithmetic-error/#comment-7615 So the President wants to kill Medicare Advantage, a hugely popular, very successful market-oriented program in the same breath that he says if you like your current coverage you can keep it? Hmmmm... <div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('7615','Dave'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('7615','Dave','So the President wants to kill Medicare Advantage, a hugely popular, very successful market-oriented program in the same breath that he says if you like your current coverage you can keep it? Hmmmm... \n \n '); return false;">Quote</a></div> So the President wants to kill Medicare Advantage, a hugely popular, very successful market-oriented program in the same breath that he says if you like your current coverage you can keep it? Hmmmm…

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]]> By: Obama’s Math Errors « Let us go then, you and I http://keithhennessey.com/2009/08/20/math-error/comment-page-1/#comment-7611 Obama’s Math Errors « Let us go then, you and I Sat, 22 Aug 2009 10:57:07 +0000 http://keithhennessey.com/2009/08/20/the-president-repeats-an-important-arithmetic-error/#comment-7611 [...] Keith Hennessey’s analysis here. leave a comment « [...]<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('7611','Obama’s Math Errors « Let us go then, you and I'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('7611','Obama’s Math Errors « Let us go then, you and I','[...] Keith Hennessey’s analysis here. leave a comment « [...]'); return false;">Quote</a></div> [...] Keith Hennessey’s analysis here. leave a comment « [...]
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