Stuart Altman Professions : EconomistBorn : August 10, 1937 Browse All Authors Top 3 quotes by Stuart Altman Rather than Barack Obama borrowing from Mitt Romney, both Romney and Obama borrowed from Richard Nixon. Stuart Altman borrowingbarack When a health policy analyst went to heaven, he asked God the same question: 'Will America ever have a single-payer system?' And God said, 'Absolutely. Just not in my lifetime.' I'm afraid that little story is true. Americans just are not prepared to let government be responsible for all of their health care. Stuart Altman careletting-goheaven Eighty five percent of Americans, year in and year out, say they believe everyone should have universal coverage. The problem is everybody has a different idea of how to make it work. And unfortunately what you have is 85 percent of Americans are reasonably well-insured. And when you start thinking about how you're going to get the remaining 15 percent, everyone gets very nervous. Stuart Altman differentbelievethinking Similar Authors Bryan Caplan economist Burton Malkiel economist Bruno Frey economist Brian Wesbury economist Branko Milanovic economist Andrew Samwick economistAll Authors
