Paul Krugman Recommends 'Death Panels' to Help Balance Budget

Paul Krugman Recommends 'Death Panels' to Help Balance Budget
Although he was likely taking a swipe at former Governor Sarah Palin with the reference, Paul Krugman on Sunday recommended "Death Panels" as a means of helping to balance the federal Budget. Ruth Marcus, Washington Post: Right now, 75 percent of people believe you could balance the Budget without touching Medicare or Social Security; 75 percent of people believe that you can balance the Budget without raising taxes. Well, you could, but it would be extraordinarily painful. People need...

New York Times Columnist Says Death Panels Needed to Fix Economy
When former vice-presidential Candidate Sarah Palin warned about the potential for “Death Panels” under ObamaCare that would make life and Death medical decisions for patients, she was scoffed at and dismissed as off base. Now, an Economist who is a columnist for the New York Times says Death Panels may be needed as a solution to fix the troubled economy. Paul Krugman appeared on ABC’s “This Week with Christiane Amanpour” during a roundtable discussion about the eco...

Paul Krugmans Answer For Americas Budget Problems: Death Panels
See, according to Krugman, if the government is going to get its spending under control then the government is going to have to start managing the lives of people dependent on programs like Medicare. Ruth Marcus, Washington Post: Right now, 75 percent of people believe you could balance the Budget without touching Medicare or Social Security; 75 percent of people believe that you can balance the Budget without raising taxes. Well, you could, but it would be extraordinarily painful. People need t...

Krugman suggests "Death Panels" and VAT to balance the budget
Nobel Prize winning Economist Paul Krugman is recommending "Death Panels" and a VAT Tax as needed measures to balance the Budget. Sarah Palin tried to warn America... Christiane Amanpour, HOST: But what is going to happen? I mean, are you clear on where a Compromise is going to be? It's got to be discussed before the end of the year, no? Krugman: No. Some years down the pike, we're going to get the real solution, which is going to be a combination of Death Panels and Sales taxes. It's going to b...

Americans Were Against Death Panels, Before Paul Krugman Was For Them
It's the Rationing, stupid. There isn't enough money in Washington, even when we get to Quantitative Easing No. 254, to pay for unlimited medical services and Care for everyone. There must be Rationing. The question is how will the rationing be accomplished. Paul Krugman just admitted that "Death Panels" will be an important part of this process. The government will appoint experts who will decide which procedures and medicines are acceptable for which types of patients: So, what I said is that...

Krugman suggests "Death Panels" and VAT to balance the budget
Nobel Prize winning Economist Paul Krugman is recommending "Death Panels" and a VAT Tax as needed measures to balance the Budget. Sarah Palin tried to warn America... Christiane Amanpour, HOST: But what is going to happen? I mean, are you clear on where a Compromise is going to be? It's got to be discussed before the end of the year, no? Krugman: No. Some years down the pike, we're going to get the real solution, which is going to be a combination of Death Panels and Sales taxes. It's going to b...

NYT's Krugman Suggests 'Death Panels' to Balance Budget
Economist and New York Times columnist Paul Krugman says the only way the U.S. will get its Debt crisis under control is by the use of "Death Panels" and a national Sales Tax. The national Sales Tax, referred to as Value-added Tax (VAT)m which governments across Europe use widely, will help cut the U.S Deficit, Krugman argues. Krugman made his comments on ABC's “This Week with Christiane Amanpour” during a roundtable discussion about The Economy and the recent findings of the U.S. De...

NYT Economist Paul Krugman Says Death Panels Are Needed to Balance the Budget
Obama seen nodding in approval… RUTH Marcus, Washington Post: Right now, 75 percent of people believe you could balance the Budget without touching Medicare or Social Security; 75 percent of people believe that you can balance the Budget without raising taxes. Well, you could, but it would be extraordinarily painful. People need to get a little bit of reality Therapy. There’s going to be another dose coming on Wednesday when another group is going to submit their recommendations, v...

Wow! NYT Columnist Paul Krugman Says Well Need Death Panels and VAT to Balance Budget!
When I saw the headline at Newsmax that Paul Krugman said we’ll need Death Panels at the VAT (Value added Tax) to balance the Budget, I thought it had to be a joke. Not that I don’t believe Krugman believes that, no, I was just surprised that he admitted it so openly. “Some years down the pike, we’re going to get the real solution, which is going to be a combination of Death Panels and Sales taxes. It’s going to be that we’re actually going to take Medicare ...

Death Panels and Sales Taxes
I said something deliberately provocative on This Week, so I think I’d better clarify what I meant (which I did on the show, but it can’t hurt to say it again.) So, what I said is that the eventual resolution of the Deficit problem both will and should rely on “Death Panels and Sales taxes”. What I meant is that (a) Health Care Costs will have to be controlled, which will surely require having Medicare and Medicaid decide what they’re willing to pay for — not...

Paul Krugman: We need Death Panels
Don’t you just love it? Has anyone thought this through? To decide which procedures and drugs are effective one must remain static, the result is that Health Care will be frozen in time. How will you know which procedures and drugs work better until you try? Drug companies spend up to 2 Billion creating new drugs. Who is going to pay for the research? Especially Cancer drugs. Most are not effective at first, but with  modification, they become more effective. Antibiotic...

Krugman: Death Panels, VAT Will Fix Debt Crisis
Economist and New York Times columnist Paul Krugman says the only way the U.S. will get its Debt crisis under control is by the use of "Death Panels" and a national Sales Tax. [...] "Some years down the pike, we're going to get the real solution, which is going to be a combination of Death Panels and Sales taxes. It's going to be that we're actually going to take Medicare under control, and we're going to have to get some additional revenue, probably from a VAT. But it's not going to happen now....

Paul Krugman on Death Panels
You can always count on getting a good laugh from the comedy stylings of the New York Times’ Paul Krugman. In this interview with Jake Tapper, he sets the record straight and calls Death Panels by their proper name, which is … uhhhh … Death Panels. But that’s ok, because like every other provision of ObamaCare, they’ll save us money. Big money. Lots of money. Piles of money. Krugman: Think about people on the right. They’re simultaneously screaming, they’...

'Real Solution' to U.S. Debt Crisis Is 'Death Panels and Sales Taxes,' Liberal Economist Says
Monday, November 15, 2010 By Staff (CNSNews.com) - A liberal Economist who blasted Republican warnings about Death Panels as "smears" and "lies" is now using the term himself. New York Times columnist Paul Krugman, appearing as part of a roundtable discussion on ABC's "This Week" on Sunday, criticized President Obama's Deficit commission for failing to address spiraling Medicare costs. Krugman said the Deficit commission isn't doing any good if it's "not telling people about the kinds of ch...

Paul Krugman Was Against Death Panels Before He Was For Them
The first thing I noticed was that Robert Kagan was in the house, one of my favorite writers on Foreign Policy. But secondly was the hilarious moment at about 1:30 minutes when George Will shakes his head at Paul Krugman's babblings. When George Will shakes his head people stand up and take notice! And that's before Krugman even got to his his hypocritical blather about "Death Panels." Krugman-in-Wonderland has the story. And no, it's not that Krugman's way too sophisticated for "right-wingers"...

Did Paul Krugman Really Recommend ‘Death Panels’ to Balance the Budget?
broker0101 try googling youself sometime. The number of websites you snipe on is outrageous. It is obvious how you spend your time. In your mothers basement, drinking mountain dew and trolling all over the Internet. Pathetic, indeed. Organize and tell a neighbor, expose the radical left to LIGHT and drive the commies to the curb forever! OK people, if you’ve never before been scared of the govt and what it is transitioning to,,,,,this IS the time to be. The govt is on the verge of playing ...

Infidel Bloggers Alliance
Newsmax: Krugman: Death Panels, VAT Will Fix Debt Crisis Sunday, 14 Nov 2010 Economist and New York Times columnist Paul Krugman says the only way the U.S. will get its Debt crisis under control is by the use of "Death Panels" and a national Sales Tax. The national Sales Tax, referred to as VAT (Value-added Tax) and widely used by Governments across Europe, will help Cut the U.S Deficit, Krugman argues. Krugman made his comments on ABC's “This Week with Christiane Amanpour” during a round...

The Only Sure Thing In Life Is Death Panels and Taxes
Some years down the pike, we’re going to get the real solution, which is going to be a combination of Death Panels and Sales taxes. At the link, the Newsbusters writer falls all over himself to note that Krugman is likely using the term “Death Panels” in a derisive manner. Fine. But watch the video. Medicare is going to have to decide what it’s going to pay for. And at least for starters, it’s going to have to decide which medical procedures are not effective at all...

Did Paul Krugman endorse "death panels"?
The evidence. I'd say he thinks you're not serious about the Deficit if you let the term "Death Panels" scare you away from making tough decisions about what medical treatments the government should pay for. ...

Bringing the Pain
Washington pundits love to bash politicians because they won't make "painful choices" about the Budget. But what happens when politicians actually do it? The pundits bash them anyway. And that's not just unfair to the politicians. It actually makes solving the country's fiscal problems more difficult. Consider what happened on "Meet the Press" Sunday, when David Axelrod was the guest and conversation quickly turned to the report of the president’s Deficit commission. H...

This Week: NYTs Krugman Recommends Death Panels to Help Balance Budget, WaPos Marcus Says Deranged to Not Raise Taxes
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Krugman endorses Medicare Death Panels
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'This Week' Transcript: Albright, Graham, Conrad and Cote
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) Amanpour (voice-over): Welcome to our viewers here and around the world. I'm Christiane Amanpour. And at the top of the news this week, the Gang of 20. At the big summit in Seoul, U.S. Economic policies come under fire from China and Germany. Are America's woes putting its global leadership in question? "This Week with Christiane Amanpour" roundtable guests Sen. Kent Conrad, Dave Cote, Sen. Lindsey Graham and Madeleine Albright. (Sen. Conrad/Honeywell/Sen. Graham/Getty Im...