The Post tells us that the insurance industry is opposed to allowing people the option to buy into a public health insurance plan because it: "fears that a government-sponsored program with the ability to set prices would have an unfair advantage and severely undercut the private market." Does the Post have any evidence that the cost advantage of a public plan is either "unfair" or even that is actually viewed as "unfair" by the industry. Is there any reason that anyone should even care if the industry views it as unfair? Why not just save the space and leave out a word that conveys no information, although it does help advance the industry case.
--Dean Baker