Doug Holtz-Eakin, explains away concerns that John McCain’s health care plan would cause young and healthy individuals to drop out of group plans:

Younger, healthier workers likely wouldn’t abandon their company-sponsored plans, said Douglas Holtz-Eakin, McCain’s senior economic policy adviser.

“Why would they leave?” said Holtz-Eakin. “What they are getting from their employer is way better than what they could get with the credit.”

Haha.  Gee, maybe we shouldn’t tax those “way better” benefits, thus creating an incentive to participate in them.  Nah, let’s go with the way worse plan instead.  That oughtta do it.

Barack Obama, quick to pounce: