The pure socialism that is Obamacare is not an experiment at all. In fact, there has been a model available for all to see, and no, I’m not talking about the Veterans Administration. The current administration, all too obviously failed to grasp economics and recent world history while in school. So, they plow on. Sewing the seeds of disaster across this once wonderful place.
Around the Nation: Massachusetts Health Care
With the debate over health care raging on Capitol Hill, one need only look to Massachusetts to see how ObamaCare would play out. A study conducted by Harvard-Pilgrim, a private insurer, has exposed the Bay State’s insurance plan — similar to Democrats’ proposal — for the disaster that it is. The plan, which was favored by former Governor Mitt Romney, requires residents (except those covered by the state) either to buy health insurance or to face penalties. In addition, for the past 15 years, under the “guaranteed issue” and “community rating” system, insurers must cover anyone who applies with no regard to his or her health or pre-existing condition. The result: people are waiting until they are sick or about to go into surgery to buy coverage. Many are buying coverage for a few months, running up astronomical bills, and then canceling it, leaving others to foot the bill.
Speaking of leaving others with the bill, The New York Times reports, “A hospital that serves thousands of indigent Massachusetts residents sued the state on Wednesday, charging that its costly universal health care law is forcing the hospital to cover too much of the expense of caring for the poor.” The state is also dropping coverage for 30,000 legal immigrants to close a growing budget deficit. The question is, why is any of this shocking? How many socialist experiments have to fail before people realize that it just doesn’t work?
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July 18, 2009 at 14:32
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July 18, 2009 at 17:53
These are not examples of ‘single payer’ public health care.
Even what is gong on in congress with HR3200 is not ‘single payer’ public health care. ‘Singe payer’ public health care is only paid for by the working Americans who chose this health care plan; and a 1% tax increase of the top 5% income earners. HR676 is a awesome bill. However, HR3200 is the bill that Senator Max Baucus likes. And the examples you have given will reflect the problems with HR3200. Please tell congress to cut HR3200 from the health care reform bill!
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July 18, 2009 at 20:18
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July 19, 2009 at 07:36
Deanna; By convention these schemes at income redistribution are being called “single payer.” I agree that, in fact, they are not.
information on hr 676 can be found here:
http://www.google.com/#hl=en&q=hr+676+bill&aq=0&oq=hr+676&aqi=g10&fp=KxYPMM6r3XA
So then, taking 1% of the money of the top 5% of income earners by means of force and fear somehow makes this moral?
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