February 23, 2010 12:56PM 

# Tuesday Links 

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- How [the stimulus *raised* unemployment](http://bit.ly/bkihio).

- Price controls have failed in the past and there is no reason to think they will work now. So [why is the president proposing price controls on health care](http://bit.ly/btEJWK)? Michael Tanner: “Attempts to control prices by government fiat ignore basic economic laws — and the result could be disastrous for the American health-care system.”

- Does [this federal government policy make me look fat](http://bit.ly/cg312Z)? Be honest. (Yes).

- So, President Obama wants [a presidential commission on the budget deficit](http://bit.ly/aoDjIK). Isn’t that a little bit like W.C. Fields asking for a commission on sobriety?

- Podcast: “[POTUS and Price Controls in Health Care](http://bit.ly/abeCKk%20)” featuring Michael F. Cannon.

##### Related Tags 

[General](https://www.cato.org/general), [Government and Politics](https://www.cato.org/government-politics), [Health Care](https://www.cato.org/health-care), [Regulation](https://www.cato.org/regulatory-studies) 

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