tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4161781017528873219.post8759824753798841041..comments2023-10-17T04:51:04.961-07:00Comments on Telemachus: ‘Politicians say more taxes will solve everything…And the band played on…...’Frank Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948885430465501408noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4161781017528873219.post-1712365893579512312009-09-23T23:12:06.336-07:002009-09-23T23:12:06.336-07:00Wasn't really a Temptations-style song we all ...Wasn't really a Temptations-style song we all loved, now was it Congressman Bucknelldad?<br /><br />Agree on all point above. Honey and Carrots work better than sticks and threats. Read the book, "Nudge' by Richard Thayler, I think it is.Frank Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13948885430465501408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4161781017528873219.post-89254308401391048292009-09-22T08:21:45.947-07:002009-09-22T08:21:45.947-07:00All good points (although I never liked the song)....All good points (although I never liked the song). While mandating individuals to purchase insurance is not a "tax," in my view, it is a really bad idea and counterproductive to slap someone with a tax for not buying a policy. A better way would be to 1) limit the requirement on what kind of policy to buy so they're not forced into Cadillac plans when a catastrophic one will do, and 2) assign individuals to a plan when they don't make the choice (past GOP bills provided for that) along with a sliding-scale tax credit so they better afford it. I always thought carrots work better than sticks.Bucknelldadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12865683223675912561noreply@blogger.com