Morning Jolt: In Single-Payer, Who Really Pays?

Making the click-through worthwhile: the not-so-solid public support for single-payer, the inconvenient details behind the boast that Hillary Clinton "made history," a stunningly low percentage of Americans can answer basic questions about how our government works, and the former Democratic nominee's odd interepretation of classic literature.

The Public Preference for Single-Payer Is Oh So Fragile

I'm headed up to New York City today, appearing on CNN to discuss Senator Bernie Sanders' latest proposal for "single-payer" health care and on CNN International to discuss -- well, something, possibly the Sanders proposal, perhaps something else.

The coverage of health care rarely suggests that public support for single payer is a mile wide but an inch deep. But this Kaiser poll from July is usefully illustrative. It found that a majority (55 percent) supports "single-payer," but when respondents hear the argument that it would give the government "too much control," then 61 percent oppose it. ...

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In Single-Payer, Who Really Pays? Jim Geraghty Making the click-through worthwhile: the not-so-solid public support for single-payer, the inconvenient details behind the boast that Hillary Clinton "made history," a stunningly low percentage of Americans can answer basic questions about how our government works, and the former Democratic nominee's odd interepretation of classic literature. The Public Preference for Single-Payer Is Oh So Fragile I'm headed up to New York City today, appearing on CNN to discuss Senator Bernie Sanders' latest proposal for "single-payer" health care and on CNN International to discuss -- well, something, possibly the Sanders proposal, perhaps something else. The coverage of health care rarely suggests that public support for single payer is a mile wide but an inch deep. But this Kaiser poll from July is usefully illustrative. It found that a majority (55 percent) supports "single-payer," but when respondents hear the argument that it would give the government "too much control," then 61 percent oppose it. ... READ MORE No, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Trump Isn't 'America's First White President' David French Why must conversations about race inevitably devolve to the extreme? Why can't we address human choices in all their individual complexity? Could it be possible that people have mixed motives,... Leftism Is Not Liberalism Dennis Prager Leftism Is Not Liberalism ADVERTISEMENT Chuck and Clint and guns, &c. Jay Nordlinger A couple of nights ago, I was watching University Challenge, the British quiz show. (There is little I like to do more.) Jeremy Paxman was putting a question to the team from Trinity College,... Trump and His Supporters Care about 'Wins,' Not Ideology Jonah Goldberg I used to worry that Donald Trump was Lonesome Rhodes in a better suit. I'm starting to wonder if he's Chance the Gardener in a worse one. Just in case you don't get the references, Rhodes... How a Progressive Interest Group Used Fake News to Hijack Amy Barrett's... Kevin Daley Notre Dame Law School professor Amy Coney Barrett graciously suffered many indignities during a Senate hearing last week concerning her nomination to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh... How a Democratic New York City Councilwoman Became a Crusader for School Choice Eva Moskowitz Editor's Note: The following is an excerpt from The Education of Eva Moskowitz: A Memoir. It is reprinted here with permission. I was hopeful my Education Committee's hearings would... ADVERTISEMENT The Power of the Dog Don Winslow 'A heartbreaking chronicle of the drug wars between the U.S. and Mexico, which is biblical in its dramatic scope and in the classic beauty of its prose rumbling in the background like heavenly thunder. ' - The Chicago Tribune LEARN MORE Toronto Film Festival Hurricane Irma Aftermath ADVERTISEMENT Follow Us & Share 215 Lexington Ave., New York, NY, 10016, USA Your Preferences | Unsubscribe | Privacy View this e-mail in your browser.