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| Anti-Innovation effect of the ACA | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Oct 2 2014, 03:42 AM (116 Views) | |
| George K | Oct 2 2014, 03:42 AM Post #1 |
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Finally
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http://online.wsj.com/articles/scott-w-atlas-obamacares-anti-innovation-effect-1412204490
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| John D'Oh | Oct 2 2014, 03:54 AM Post #2 |
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MAMIL
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The thing is, if you come from a country with a decent universal healthcare system, seeing the American system, and particularly how it caters to people who have pre-existing or serious long-term conditions and who can no longer afford health insurance, isn't exactly an encouragement to stay. This isn't just the ACA - it was f*cked up before then, too. The ACA was supposed to fix something, but didn't. Since the Powers that Be and the idiots who follow them appear to believe that universal healthcare is akin to Stalinism, I don't have much faith that it's going to be remedied any time soon. For me currently, with a nice job and a company who picks up most of my bill, the US health system is absolutely fantastic. If circumstances should change (God forbid), living in the US would be a significantly less attractive proposition. |
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| jon-nyc | Oct 2 2014, 04:18 AM Post #3 |
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Cheers
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Oddly, the number that stay is precisely equal to the number of H1-B visas we issue annually, just like it was before the ACA, and just like it would be if we repealed the ACA. |
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| John D'Oh | Oct 2 2014, 04:46 AM Post #4 |
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MAMIL
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Yes, if we want to start looking at things that prevent people from coming to live in the US, the ACA probably isn't the first thing that springs to mind. |
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| Copper | Oct 2 2014, 05:11 AM Post #5 |
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Shortstop
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There seems to be an assumption that innovation is good. |
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