Third party payment by any other name still smells as stinky

Rep. Paul Ryan explains the basic problem with our current Medicare system (third party payment) without naming it:



Many Republicans are concerned about the difficulty of messaging for Ryan's approach. People like the idea of paying for other people's health care, especially when they can do it with other people's money.

The Republicans are gambling that people will wake up to the truth before we drive off the cliff.


Hat tip to Hot Air.