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Noah Smith — Handwaving on health care

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Noah Smith on Greg Mankiw and John Cochrane. Mankiw actually comes off quite well. Cochrane, not so much. I think that Noah has it right. Health care is not as much an economic (positive) issue as it is a moral (normative) one. This is the ground on which it will ultimately be decided politically.NoahpinionHandwaving on health careNoah Smith | Bloomberg View columnist

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Noah Smith on Greg Mankiw and John Cochrane. Mankiw actually comes off quite well. Cochrane, not so much.

I think that Noah has it right. Health care is not as much an economic (positive) issue as it is a moral (normative) one. This is the ground on which it will ultimately be decided politically.

Noahpinion
Handwaving on health care
Noah Smith | Bloomberg View columnist

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