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Monitor Daily Intro for May 22, 2017
Mark Sappenfield
Who could possibly defend a 鈥渄ementia tax鈥�? That term was coined by opponents of British Prime Minister Theresa May. It refers to her proposal to have older people pay for more of their care. In the fallout, Ms. May鈥檚 Conservative Party has seen its lead shrink ahead of June elections, .听
British voters will best judge May鈥檚 ideas, but the apocalyptical nickname game doesn鈥檛 help. The same thing happened in the United States 鈥� but in the opposite political direction 鈥� when President Barack Obama was accused of creating 鈥渄eath panels.鈥�
Scaring voters about health-care reforms is easy. Solving the actual problem is much harder: Aging populations in the West are putting a financial strain on health care. Playing on voters鈥� fears only makes it harder to create an atmosphere where the best ideas 鈥� from left and right 鈥� can come to the surface.听
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