Anyway, Avik Roy takes on Matt Steinglass, whose time horizon is all of about five seconds and whose analysis is consequently dreadful:
very few observers on either the Right or the Left would agree with Steinglass' outlandish assertion that Obamacare "is an entirely private-insurer, free-market-based reform." Ezra Klein and other liberals describe the law as a "huge progressive victory" precisely because it moves us further away from a free market for health care (not that we had much of one to begin with).
Why do they say this? Because in the long run scheme of things, this is a big shift toward government control and it sets the stage for more of the same.
Avik continues:
And then to "death panels." This has indeed been a sore spot on the Left. I can understand why; most liberals sincerely believe that their policies will make the world a better place (and that their opponents seek the opposite). Hence, to them, it is preposterous that they are seeking to kill Granny by instituting an Independent Payment Advisory Board and/or end-of-life counseling.
On this question, the controversy is not about facts, but about predictions.
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