Healthcare Reform to Be Major Aspect of Obama's 1st Term

Bullet1987

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Wed Dec-03-08 12:26 PM
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Healthcare Reform to Be Major Aspect of Obama's 1st Term

All the signs are pointing in that direction. It failed under Clinton, but it won't fail again. The economic situation wasn't as dire, and we didn't have the numbers in Congress. I think Clinton being put in a high position proves that. It's also why the Rethug machine is already raking up the attacks on healthcare reform, it's their achilles heel. If it passes, they're done...and they know it. Obama talked about transforming the electorate, I don't think he was just talking about campaigning either.

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Blue Meany

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Wed Dec-03-08 12:41 PM
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1. If he is able to do it right it will help the economy a lot...

that, however, requires getting the insurance bureaucrats out of the game and reigning in the profits of phramaceuticals. As a matter of principle, I don't think any one industry should be allowed to become so powerful that it could bring down the entire economy, but right now there are three such industries: finance, energy and healthcare. Perhaps agriculture will be next.

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FormerDittoHead

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Wed Dec-03-08 12:46 PM
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2. Exactly. We need single payer to SAVE money... The media spin is the reverse, however...

The big spin is how much such a plan would "cost" the government, even though it's been shown, time and again it would SAVE the country billions and billions, not to mention improve productivity.

Simply, we can't afford NOT to do it!

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drm604

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Wed Dec-03-08 12:56 PM
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6. Some group needs to run prime time ads nationwide pointing out what you're saying.

I wonder it there are any groups out there with the resources to mount a campaign.

I believe that single payer would be in the best interest of most large companies (with a few obvious exceptions) so why aren't they pushing for it? It would be a boon to the big three auto makers.

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harun

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Wed Dec-03-08 12:54 PM
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3. True, it is probably the most pro-business thing that could happen.

You get more entrepreneurs able to start businesses, you get more small business's able to retain employees and grow and you get it out of negotiations with Unions.

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Romulox

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Wed Dec-03-08 12:55 PM
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4. It will be a forced insurance plan. nt

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leftstreet

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Wed Dec-03-08 12:55 PM
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5. Exactly n/t

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Oregone

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Wed Dec-03-08 01:49 PM
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7. Hurray for mandated private insurance!

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Thrill

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Wed Dec-03-08 01:51 PM
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8. If they get the Healthcare passed. It will be hard for the GOP to ever bounce back

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Alter Ego

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Wed Dec-03-08 01:54 PM
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9. If we get Obama's plan passed through Congress, it's a huge step in

the right direction. Not to say that his plan is perfect--it's not--but it might make some retards wake up and realize that healthcare for everyone isn't "SOCIALIZED MEDICINE OMG CANADA".

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rockymountaindem

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Wed Dec-03-08 02:03 PM
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10. Even though a Canadian-style plan is not a bad idea

and deserves serious consideration which it looks like it's not going to get. Mandated private insurance will only make things better. It won't make them good.

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