Single Payer Reform Emerges From Deficit Debate
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch discusses a lean toward a single-payer health system to curb soaring costs. It cites CBO projections of rising deficits, Medicare and Social Security funding pressures, and the potential for private insurance elimination to save hundreds of billions annually.
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Public letters criticize debt policy and space program
Readers attack Robert Samuelson over Social Security and Medicare blame while urging cuts and tougher immigration. A space shuttle Challenger rebuttal argues NASA safety failures and calls to halt human spaceflight funding. Other letters condemn Washington gridlock and demand accountability ahead of elections.
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Britain’s fiscal house in disarray
British politics and economy are under strain as George Osborne cautions about high public spending while aiming to shrink the state. He warns of sovereign debt risk, EU limits, and global investor unease amid Britain’s sluggish growth and welfare costs.
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