Mitt Romney's speech to Israel conservatives included praise for their performance on containing healthcare costs. Israel's costs as a percent of its GDP are 10% lower than those in the US. What he doesn't understand is that Israel keeps its costs down with a government plan that nobody in the GOP would support. It is a single payer plan with strict government cost controls. He, of course, has no plan for cutting the cost of healthcare in the US. The Ryan plan. that he supports, does not reduce spending on healthcare. It simply shifts some of the cost increases from government to individuals. Its hard to explain why he would praise Israel's form of socialized medicine.
Its hard to believe that his staff does not brief him better than they did on this speech. He is pretty clueless.
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