I listened carefully to the exchanges between Obama, Dems, and Republicans on health care reform.
Obama and others made it manifestly clear that the oft repeated “step by step” approach of the Republicans simply would continue the injustices and waste of the current system — which costs twice as much as our nearest democratic rivals which provide health care for all. There are some complexities involved in putting together a coherent health system which provides health care for all and saves us a bundle in waste costs, e.g. phony applications for Medicare coverage, bureaucratic (all those employees sometimes paid to deny us legitimate coverage for which we have paid), plans too expensive for workers to afford, 70% of bankruptcies caused by health costs people have no way to cover, people dying for absence of coverage.
It was quite an education and demonstrated that the Dems and Obama have thought things through and that the Republicans don’t give a damn for any but the financially well off and the drug and for-profit medical insurance companies that put them in office.
Sadly one only had fragments of important points presented by the TV media if one did not have time to listened throughout which I could do as a retiree.
For the record the Obama plan increases coverage for the elderly (Medicare) — not reduces it (one of the many Republican lies). The exchanges were more or less polite. McCain made a fool of himself by trying to rerun the election on which he was called by Obama.
Let us hope that at long last we can have a fair and affordable system passed by our pols.
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“A war is just if there is no alternative, and the resort to arms is legitimate if they represent your last hope.” (Livy cited by Machiavelli)
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Ed Kent [blind copies]
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Follow-up comment rss or Leave a TrackbackRepublicans remind me of my wife who is always saying no, no, no ! for every thing without a good reason. Even after being explained so clearly in simple language during the summit by Obhama and other Democrats , Republicans do not seem to understand that all the parts of HCR are so inter connected that doing step by step is not practicable and so silly. If they do try to do it step by step, I am sure Republicans will try to stall it or block it so that it will be another couple of decades before it will resemble any thing of the sort of HCR being offered now by Democrats.
Dr Jayaram said,
in February 27th, 2010 at 9:19 am
Republicans remind me of my wife who is always saying no, no, no ! for every thing without a good reason.
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Democrats are in control. If their plan is so brilliant, why haven’t they passed a health care bill by now? They don’t need one Republican vote.
I’m sure the Democrats intend to drag out any vote until after November elections, under the guise of course that Republicans are holding things up.
Where do socialists think the money comes from to pay for “free” health care?
Medical costs would come down significantly through competition if medical plans were accepted across state lines. Why wouldn’t Democrats want to try that for a “step”, instead of radically changing 20% of the economy’s GDP without any idea if it would work? What happens to the economy if the Democrats plan doesn’t work?
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“Republicans don’t give a damn for any but the financially well off and the drug and for-profit medical insurance companies that put them in office.”
Have you ever looked at Obama’s connections to the largest health care related union in the country aka SEIU?
How can you increase Medicare benefits and at the same time cut 1/3 of the Medicare budget?
Perhaps you should spend a little more time actually reading the bill, rather than listening to the democratic rhetoric about it.
The increase to Medicare benefits refers to the multitude of uninsured the dems plan to add to the rolls of Medicare.
Yet, there will not be enough funding to pay for those already on the plan.
Yeah, they really thought this one through.
And why did the nation need a televised meeting of the dems NOT listening to anything the republicans brought to the table?
If this bill is so fantastic, why is Pelosi trying to convince house democrats that a vote to pass it is worth giving up their careers as elected officials?
Why was Obama afraid to let McCain speak?
ShawnHS and Spacely,
I couldn’t have said it any better myself…awesome points.
You’ll soon see that Mr Kent merely passes on all the liberal rhetoric blindly, without referencing the facts, unless one considers the occasional link to wikipedia or the huffington post as a factual reference point.
I thought the hearings were hilarious. Obama constantly interrupted every republican speaker, in true narcissistic fashion.
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