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US healthcare problems—universal healthcare is not the solution

May 30, 2017 By Nicholas Kerr 4 Comments

Shortly after Bernie Sanders’s recent and weakly argued Twitter pic in support of universal healthcare, I photoshopped it into a similarly weak counter-argument and Tweeted back. However, it’s a serious topic and deserves a more thorough response. It goes without saying that the U.S. healthcare system is far from perfect. But the focus should be […]

Filed Under: Policy Rants Tagged With: Bernie Sanders, Canada, health care, new zealand, Obamacare, U.K., universal health care

Bernie Sanders, Sweden and New Zealand

May 24, 2016 By Nicholas Kerr 7 Comments

I survived socialism. So it’s always surprised me that Bernie Sanders is fond of saying America should look more like Scandinavian countries such as Sweden. Because what’s made Sweden the success it is on many of the metrics Sanders loves to point to aren’t the policies Sanders espouses. On the contrary, the reforms he wants […]

Filed Under: Policy Rants Tagged With: Bernie Sanders, economics, education, health care, Hillary Clinton, new zealand, Sweden

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I’m Nicholas, a marketing consultant and dad in Dallas, TX. I like to follow policy debates, chat about parenting and share stories. Read More…

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