LAS VEGAS — Another day, another trade show in the books. As I sit here bleary-eyed, watching the sun crawl over the mountains outside the airport window, my thoughts drift — among other places — back to the dozens of stories I've heard over the last couple of days.
Probably not breaking any news here, but the mainstream media — both the liberal, conservative, elite and blue collar — paints a pretty bleak picture of our business.
But it's nice to hear (again) that we all know better. And after hearing so much bad news day in and day out, this week offered a refreshing change of "inside information" from brokers and carriers alike. And we'll be telling some of those stories in the coming months, so stay tuned.
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In the meantime, something else occurs to me as I wait for my head to stop throbbing. Anybody else note the irony in the Cash for Clunkers program burning through $1 billion in a single week while we keep hearing the same reassurances from Capitol Hill that health care reform is not only logistically possible, but fiscally feasible?
So never mind that reality show-sounding Cash for Clunkers, because we're starting down the exhaust pipe of Tax Hikes for Treatment. In fact, the popularity – and resulting cost overruns fueled by rampant utilization presents a frightening glimpse into our own future, when everyone with "free" health care runs to the ER every time they get the sniffles.
Yeah, this is gonna work out great. But I'm not sure all of our new tax brackets (and bills) will let any of us hang on to those new car keys. Hope you hung on to your clunker.
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