Prediction: Newly announced drug price controls will be a textbook example of Bastiat's principle of "the seen vs. the unseen". (1/x) The seen: Lower immediate prices on many pharmaceuticals. The public will love it. The "Big Pharma" companies who complain will be cast as greedy villains. (2/x)

Several major hospital systems in CO require vaccination for staff, whereas two big chains (HealthOne and Centura) do *not*, although they do encourage voluntary vaccination. (1/n)

coloradosun.com/2021/08/17/cor… The CO hospitals that do mandate vaccination are concerned their rules will drive some nurses and other workers away, and towards employment at the facilities that do not impose a mandate. (2/n)

Monday morning thoughts:

Some medical conditions worsen if you wait too long, and the treatment will also take longer. (1/n) For example, early appendicitis can be treated with relatively simple surgery. But if we wait too long and the appendix ruptures, it will require more extensive surgery and cleanup. (2/n)