MaggieMae
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- Apr 3, 2009
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I've made a ton of suggestions on healthcare on here, and well it's no secret where my political feelings lay. I am not supporter of a "public option" as it applies to the Federal Govt. . As it will be too costly, will lead to lower quality of care, and won't cover everyone. I do recognize a desperate need to lower the costs associated with healthcare and healthcare insurance and by doing so making it easier for those who want it and need to be able to access it. One of the best ways to do this, to allow for privately funded healthcare insurance co-ops that allow individuals, small business, and many others to come together to purchase group coverage. Other ways are promoting competetion through federal grants to those companies wishing to provide healthcare to low income individuals and familes. Still even more ways to do so would be to allow for Federal funding through state run Universal Health care programs that are voted on from state to state. There are many ways to do this without a federal govt. that regulates the same people they would be competing with. This is a complete and utter falacy if people think this will lower the costs of healthcare insurance, it will lead to a bloated system where the FICA deduction is much higher to pay for this "public option" as well as year end tax on those who have employee sponsored healthcare plans. I don't believe anyone denies the need to reform healthcare. I do think though that the ways to go about it are what is at issue.
Two of your choices involve federal money. Once again, "universal" health care WILL NOT pass, so you need to stop thinking in that direction. The latest compendium of proposals are described here, none of which has majority support.
Democrats to Begin Scaling Back Costly Health Care Proposals - Political News - FOXNews.com
And out of all your link in this article comes another plan--that looks could be bi-partisan that would cover all of the unisured:
Also Wednesday, three former Senate leaders -- Democrat Tom Daschle and Republicans Bob Dole and Howard Baker -- were releasing a $1.2 trillion proposal that would cover everyone and be fully paid for with a combination of spending cuts and tax increases. I think this turns into a can of worms.
The latest plan put forth by the Republicans (Dashle plus 2, all retired, by the way), is even dis'd by the conservative Heritage Foundation. They STILL do not say anything new about what they would cut and who would get tax increases. I believe that was proposed simply to put another wedge into the issue which would postpone drafting an actual bill from the tentacles of all the proposals under consideration. It's become a mish-mash of ideas that will take God himself to explain sufficiently.
Dearth of Details in Daschle-Dole Health Proposal » The Foundry