Robert Kuttner outlines his nightmare:
If we just cap Medicare, needy seniors would get bare-bones care while more affluent people could supplement their insurance out of pocket.
You mean Medicare could be a way to ensure that all seniors get basic medical care, and leave the rest to the market. Instead of socialism? How could anyone support such an indecent proposal?
This article available online at:
http://www.theatlantic.com/daily-dish/archive/2009/02/what-a-concept/205367/
