Real Death Panels Are Coming Our Way | Nat Hentoff | Cato Institute: Commentary

Real Death Panels Are Coming Our Way | Nat Hentoff | Cato Institute: Commentary: "during a discussion on balancing the federal budget against alarming deficits, [Paul Krugman] proclaimed the way to solve this problem is through deeply cost-effective health care rationing.

'Some years down the pike,' he said, 'we're going to get the real solution, which is going to be a combination of death panels and sales taxes.' That would mean the U.S. Debt Reduction Commission 'should have endorsed the panel that was part of the [Obama] health care reform.'"

"[Sarah Palin] was mocked, scorned from sea to shining sea, including by the eminent Paul Krugman for being, he said, among those spreading 'the death penalty lie' as part of 'the lunatic fringe.'"