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** THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 2020
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Over the centuries governments have again and again restricted or even abolished the rights of private property. At other times the law, either by design or default, shielded the owner from some disadvantages of his property, and charged other people with some of the costs, the external costs. Obviously, if an owner does not reap all the benefits of his property, he will disregard such benefits in his actions; and if he is not charged with all its costs, he will ignore such costs.
– Hans F. Sennholz
** HORNBERGER'S BLOG
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January 30, 2020
The Folly of Healthcare Reform ([link removed])
One of the popular healthcare reforms advanced by conservatives is healthcare savings accounts. Conservatives maintain that this reform is the solution to the decades-long healthcare crisis. By having everyone deposit money into a healthcare savings account, much like people put their money into IRAs, the healthcare crisis, they say, will finally be brought to an end. These conservative reformers are living in la la land. ...
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