Health Care's Enigma-In-Chief
by David Sirota
The most stunning and least reported news about President Obama's press conference with health industry executives this week wasn't those executives' willingness to negotiate with a Democrat. It was that Democrat's eagerness to involve those executives in a discussion about health care reform even as they revealed their previous plans to pilfer $2 trillion from Americans.
That was the little-noticed message from the made-for-TV spectacle administration officials called a health care &q ...
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Posted by: Paul M. Petkovsek
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Mon May 18, 2009 2:45 AM
We need to do something with health care, even if it's wrong! The big problem, so far, has been the attitude of most Americans, "I got mine, and to Hell with everybody else." Well, what happens when you (or your child, brother, parents, etc.) gets laid off? It certainly changes perspectives. There is no reason why quality health care cannot be available at reasonable cost to everyone who gets sick or hurt in this country, citizens and visitors alike. Just take the money that the drug companies and insurance companies have been using to fight any kind of reform that would cut into their huge profits and put it to better use.
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Posted by: Nicki
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Sat May 16, 2009 10:25 PM
I am almost paralyzed over the issue of healthcare reform in the US. The countries that do this right, are Social Democracies. Not staunchly Capitalistic countries first. Healthcare in Western European nations and Canada is a nonprofit entity. If costs go up and, subsequently quality decreases, Obama and Democrats will be blamed and Republicans will be back. Worse, if that's possible, I don't see us reforming healthcare in a way that won't do more harm than good. I hope I'm wrong.
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Posted by: lauren serven
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Sat May 16, 2009 6:12 PM
Advocates for health care reform are fighting on two fronts. The first front are those opposed to reform at all as a matter of principle. This group includes republicans who hate the democrats more than they love their country, the health insurance industry, the pharmaceutical industry , and the corrupt politicians beholden to these interests. The second front are what I call the "Obama-ites". Obama-ites are people who really do believe that our president wears a cape. They believe he has "something up his sleeve" and will play his health care cards at the last minute delivering, on his promise of CHANGE. These poor misguided people have no tolerance for others who question or criticize their fearless leader. They trust him blindly and completely. Wasn't this a big problem for our country with the last Administration?
As Obama leads us all down the health care reform primrose path, he will be flanked by those who hate him and those who love him. HOPEfully, those who oppose him will have the chance to meet him face to face on the path.
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