Indeed, What is Health Care Reform?

I wrote recently about a small proposal regarding the debate in health care. In an explosion of the blogs amongst the macroeconomists I find the following:

1. Not a one has done any detailed analysis of the current situation

2. Not a one has identified the key elements of costs

3. Not a one has detailed the explosion of costs in the new laws

4. Not a one has made a detailed proposal as an alternative

Any reader here would not I have done all. For better or worse, numbers and facts count. You can object to my facts with other facts and counter my numbers with other numbers. But if you have done none of the above what in God's name are you even speaking for!

It is akin to a small Irish bar in the hinterlands with no radio or TV, sometime in the 17th century, where the most a person traveled was say 10 miles. They all have opinions, even several each, and after a few turns of the elbow they get into a fight for no reason, they even conflict with themselves. Perhaps if they had brought some facts to the table it may help.

As you say to your little puppy, Silly Economists! Silly Economists! Now Sit!