Perhaps AIG can be the cornerstone of a new system of universal private health coverage.

What Keynes Could Tell Paulson
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A truly Keynesian rescue plan should do more than bail out foolish investors. How might the pieces fit into a larger design? Well, if the taxpayers are going to acquire a stake in the nation's largest insurance company, perhaps that company can be the cornerstone of a new system of universal private health coverage. If the taxpayers are going to acquire $700 billion in real estate assets, perhaps the eventual profits can fund new investments in infrastructure or energy technology.

Keynes spoke in the finicky English of a Cambridge don, but listen to what he said: "When the capital development of a country becomes a byproduct of the activities of a casino, the job is likely to be ill-done." Keynes wouldn't have wanted to nationalize that casino; he was an active investor himself. But he reminds us that public purposes are best served by public institutions.
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Now that's an idea!

As long as we're socializing the markets, why not socialize our health care system?

While I support simply expanding MediCare to include all Americans (Kucinich Plan), this is a concept worthy of exploration. It certainly would b e a move in the right direction....Non-Profit (Publicly Owned) Health Insurance.