Could Have All Been Avoided
I will talk more about how Jonathon Gruber not seeing the full story of "unaffordable" health care for some unknown reason a little later (though the one and only Ms. Wheeler has the full perspective on that already). But regardless on if you even agree with Gruber's premise on the Excise Tax being "good policy" in the final Health Insurance Reform bill, the Kos' astute policy reporter Joan McCarter says it exactly right here (bolded words from me): Gruber received his first contract back in March, and didn't disclose these contracts publicly until last month, and that's a problem. Gruber's analysis has been used for public relations by the White House in support the plan. Using the excuse that "if anyone asked, I told them" is not the same as actual transparency, and opens Gruber and the White House up, unnecessarily , to criticism on the transparency front. This isn't to question Gruber's qualifications as an economist or t...