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New York Times columnist, National Review film critic, author of Bad Religion: How We Became a Nation of Heretics (Free Press, 2012).

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    1. Ross Douthat‏Verified account @DouthatNYT 7 Mar 2017

      A few critiques from the right to read on the Republican health care mess. First, @mfcannon:https://www.cato.org/blog/house-gop-leaderships-health-care-bill-obamacare-lite-or-worse …

      2 replies 42 retweets 64 likes
    2. Ross Douthat‏Verified account @DouthatNYT 7 Mar 2017
      Replying to @DouthatNYT

      Second, @philipaklein:http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/republican-obamacare-plan-signals-that-liberalism-has-already-won/article/2616636 …

      2 replies 6 retweets 20 likes
    3. Ross Douthat‏Verified account @DouthatNYT 7 Mar 2017
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      Third -- more from "the industry" than the right -- Bob Laszewski: http://healthpolicyandmarket.blogspot.com/2017/03/the-house-republican-obamacare.html …

      2 replies 4 retweets 8 likes
    4. Ross Douthat‏Verified account @DouthatNYT 7 Mar 2017
      Replying to @DouthatNYT

      My own crude take is that the Republican Party hasn't come to terms with two key points on HC.

      4 replies 8 retweets 8 likes
    5. Ross Douthat‏Verified account @DouthatNYT 7 Mar 2017
      Replying to @DouthatNYT

      First, off Laszewski's point about Dem vs. GOP constituencies, that they are no longer mainly a party of the middle class and up ...

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    6. Ross Douthat‏Verified account @DouthatNYT 7 Mar 2017
      Replying to @DouthatNYT

      ... and 2nd that they need to choose *between* spending & regulation in the short term if they want a stable market for lower middle class.

      3 replies 7 retweets 13 likes
    7. Ross Douthat‏Verified account @DouthatNYT 7 Mar 2017
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      That is: If you want a more deregulated market (by all means!), you have to allocate *more* $ to take care of the sick. Alternatively ...

      2 replies 12 retweets 31 likes
    8. Ross Douthat‏Verified account @DouthatNYT 7 Mar 2017
      Replying to @DouthatNYT

      ... if you *don't* want to spend more $ directly, you need regulation to stabilize the markets. You can't go for both at once.

      3 replies 10 retweets 36 likes
      Ross Douthat‏Verified account @DouthatNYT 7 Mar 2017

      You want a flat credit? There's a case for that. But then you need to pre-fill HSAs and spend more on high risk pools.

      7:15 AM - 7 Mar 2017
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        1. Michael‏ @spudrph 7 Mar 2017
          Replying to @DouthatNYT

          Your party will never fix it. You've never wanted to. "Some men just want to watch the world burn."

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        1. Chuck Dotson‏ @chuck_late 7 Mar 2017
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          The problem with these points is that they are about trade offs that adults have to balance. The R party is not run by adults.

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        1. Alexander Xenopoulos‏ @A_XENOP 7 Mar 2017
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          so as previously noted, the #GOP spent 7 years yelling and came to power with no plans. #maga

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