The Cato Institute: Their View of Health Care Reform

CaliforniaPeggy

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Thu Jul-23-09 01:16 PM
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The Cato Institute: Their View of Health Care Reform

http://healthcare.cato.org/campaign

This from their website:

Health care reform is needed. However, reforms that increase the role of government and an already massive federal budget deficit � as many proposals would � are bad medicine. The Cato Institute is undertaking nationwide outreach on how free-market reforms, increased consumer choice, and energized competition � not more government control � improve health care's quality and affordability. This includes outreach through national newspapers and radio stations, and a new web site of key resources.

I am so disgusted with this sort of propaganda. The link takes you to the full-page ad in today's LA Times.

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MarjorieG

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Thu Jul-23-09 01:20 PM
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1. More choice of the gouging, unregulated insurance companies. I can't do work today I am so mad from

last night's media hate fest and sense this is all slipping away. Even incremental, reasonable change.

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CaliforniaPeggy

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Thu Jul-23-09 01:24 PM
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2. I hear ya!

When I saw the ad in the paper today, I just about blew my stack!

I hope Obama holds his ground.

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whosinpower

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Thu Jul-23-09 01:30 PM
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3. BUT - the free market model had its chance

And we do not see increased competition OR, more importantly, a reduction in costs.
When insurance is brought into the mix, it has a habit of bloating prices exponentially to ensure that everyone NEEDS insurance.

If not government to take on a more active role - then who? Free market profiteers are in it for the money - and they have beem making fistfuls by not providing the care they are supposed to.....

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CaliforniaPeggy

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Thu Jul-23-09 01:34 PM
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4. Exactly.

Money is the bottom line for these jokers...

NOT making the nation healthier.

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dgibby

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Thu Jul-23-09 01:39 PM
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5. Hi, Peggy!

I forwarded this to Big Eddie. Hope he uses it.

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CaliforniaPeggy

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Thu Jul-23-09 01:42 PM
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6. My dear dgibby!

Oh, thanks, sweetie!

Now wouldn't that be cool?

I hope he uses it too...

The word needs to get out on these bastards!

:hi:

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