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The September 26th Daily Notes link is an article in the National Journal Magazine by Jonathan Rauch that describes what it would be like to book a flight if traveling resembled health care. Yes, just like health care, lack of computerized records, discriminatory pricing, and service are problems this imaginary flier experiences. But where are the incentives that would diminish these problems? They are not apparent in any proposed legislation.