Is insuring the uninsured a moral imperative?

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Published 11/27/2009 by Power Line

Is insuring the uninsured a moral imperative?

Charles Krauthammer explains why the Senate and House health care reform bills should be "killed" and why Congress should opt instead for "targeted measures that attack the inefficiencies of the current system one by one -- tort reform, interstate purchasing and taxing...

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...opt instead for "targeted measures that attack the inefficiencies of the current system one by one -- tort reform, interstate purchasing and taxing employee benefits." Krauthammer's...

Is insuring the uninsured a moral imperative? [Power Line - 11/27/2009]

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