The public show at Blair House last week convinced a majority of Americans that the Government Media/Democrat line on Conservative ideas on health care was just like the Obamacare Scheme: a comical narrative. In fact, Obama had to say at the end that his health care scheme must be popular because of the popularity of the individual ideas. This despite the fact that not one poll anywhere can say that the American people support this bill becoming law. This bill is so bad that Socialized medicine supporter and supreme Obama advocate Warren Buffet said that the Senate bill should be scrapped and a new start made, because the cost of health care needs to scaled down, and this bill doesn’t do it.
So let’s just say for the record that Americans DO like the idea of no pre-existing conditions, eliminating lifetime benefit caps, and caps on out of pocket expenses. They also like tort reform which makes up 25 cents of every dollar wasted in unnecessary tests and procedures, trying to prevent lawsuits.
So why would Americans not go for the bill as a whole?
Well, let’s just say the Democrats were arguing a different bill, even in a time of plenty. Suppose they were trying to demagogue one of their favorite canards: Millions of kids in America go to bed hungry! So, they propose the Supper Entitlement. On Monday, you get steak delivered to every eligible family. On Tuesday Fried Chicken. On Thursday, casserole. And so on.
Why, steak on Monday nights? I’d love that!
But then suppose you explain the rest of it. Half a trillion in new taxes. Half a trillion in cuts to Medicare. 111 new federal bureaucracies to help distribute your Supper Entitlement. And regulations that tell you how your steak is going to be cooked. How excited are you about steak on Mondays now?
No free supper.
Terry’s freaking out! Terry’s losing it! I think we are finally going to get health care reform!
Maybe whoever can explain why the cartoon of “healthcare round up” has Ronald Reagan and the Cat in the Hat can also explain what it means to make Harry Reid Scooby Doo and Harry and Nancy the American Gothic couple. (Yesterday’s GOP Fear Memo.) The Republicans are freaking out to the point of uncontrolled hallucinations. Because they know Americans are going to love this bill.
Good news Terry, there is still hope:
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So let’s just say for the record that Americans DO like the idea of no pre-existing conditions, eliminating lifetime benefit caps, and caps on out of pocket expenses. They also like tort reform which makes up 25 cents of every dollar wasted in unnecessary tests and procedures, trying to prevent lawsuits.
Yes we like that, but without expanding the pool by requiring coverage that would raise rates for those who are currently insured even faster, leaving many more without insurance. I do not like the idea of a mandate either, but the other option is either much higher rates or more government money ( Taxes or debt.) Tort reform I doubt will save 25% but I am also not convinced it will only save 1%, somewhere in between seems more likely.
Electronic medical record will reduce the need for many duplicate tests.
Jim, tort reform really only will save 1%, according to the Congressional Budget Office and other studies. It’s still worth doing, both on the merits, and to show that we are using ideas from across the aisle and are not slaves to the trial lawyers’ lobby as Republicans think we are.
Maybe here’s the difference – you’re saying 25% out of a smaller picture of tests that may be unnecessary; the CBO and Obama are saying 1% of the general unnecessary waste in our overall health care system.
I finally got around to really reading Verns first comment and its clear he’s in the midst of uncontrolled hallucinations. Perhaps he’s gone back to drinking? Tort reform will only save 1%. Does Vern have any idea how many tests are done simply to prevent frivolous suits. Its called defensive medicine. God. Look it up without simply parroting the left wing line.
As much as $210 billion is spent on defensive medicine annually — equal to $700 for every U.S. man, woman and child. Which pocket is the money from trial lawyers going in for you VERN???
The cowboy is clearly Obama. And remember Democrats declaring that worrying about terrorism was Fear Mongering? Democrat fear monger hypocrite, thy name is VERN!
Yes, unfortunately, your neighbors and maybe some of your friends really do live on another planet. Pray for them.
All I want to know is, who is the Cat in the Hat?
I’ll be back this weekend with facts on how much tort reform will save and why. And note that I’m not against it, so shut up about all the big fat bribes the Trial Lawyers are giving me, baboso.
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And remember Democrats declaring that worrying about terrorism was Fear Mongering? Democrat fear monger hypocrite, thy name is VERN!
Question marks pop up over every Juice-readers’ head. How is Vern fear-mongering? Wasn’t it Terry who shared gruesome pictures of Cuban prisons yesterday to scare us about the most modest of reforms? The most Vern and his allies do is point out current problems and offer solutions. That is not fear-mongering by any sane definition. But words mean nothing to Crowley, and to him the height of cleverness is to just say, pace Pee Wee, “I know you are but what am I?”