Comments on: The Best Health ‘Reform’ Money Can Buy http://pubrecord.org/commentary/5491/best-health-reform-money/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=best-health-reform-money Intrepid New Journalism Sun, 21 Mar 2010 02:14:26 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Web design http://pubrecord.org/commentary/5491/best-health-reform-money/comment-page-1/#comment-1127 Web design Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:24:11 +0000 http://pubrecord.org/?p=5491#comment-1127 Im not certain that the White House is so much interested in preserving the central role of the insurance companies as it is interested in 1) getting a bill that will at least put us on the *path of reform*, and 2) do so with as little upheaval as possible. Perhaps #2 wouldnt have been a goal if it werent for all the other economic problems were suffering right now. Think about the outcry if we suddenly instituted single payer and all those health insurance industry people were out of a job. It just couldnt be done in our current economy. Im for single payer, btw, but I understand why Obama is hesitant to take that approach right now. Im not certain that the White House is so much interested in preserving the central role of the insurance companies as it is interested in 1) getting a bill that will at least put us on the *path of reform*, and 2) do so with as little upheaval as possible. Perhaps #2 wouldnt have been a goal if it werent for all the other economic problems were suffering right now. Think about the outcry if we suddenly instituted single payer and all those health insurance industry people were out of a job. It just couldnt be done in our current economy. Im for single payer, btw, but I understand why Obama is hesitant to take that approach right now.

]]> By: Dizzy http://pubrecord.org/commentary/5491/best-health-reform-money/comment-page-1/#comment-1124 Dizzy Fri, 25 Sep 2009 11:11:28 +0000 http://pubrecord.org/?p=5491#comment-1124 As long as old people and government employees have health care, place your bets on the rich CEO's. If all else fails you can beg a "Charity" for help. Eric Cantor (R) Virginia. As long as old people and government employees have health care, place your bets on the rich CEO’s.

If all else fails you can beg a “Charity” for help. Eric Cantor (R) Virginia.

]]> By: Angela Olsen http://pubrecord.org/commentary/5491/best-health-reform-money/comment-page-1/#comment-1113 Angela Olsen Thu, 24 Sep 2009 19:30:38 +0000 http://pubrecord.org/?p=5491#comment-1113 Nothing is going to happen until We, The People, take back our government from the Big Corporations who have bought and paid for it since the Republicans began their rise with the election of Reagan. I know that Democrats are guilty, too, and housecleaning needs to be done there, also. It makes me angry to hear our country's much-needed health care reform phrased in terms of who needs to be sure to secure their seat (read: job) in the next election! It's time that Congress got busy doing the work of the people and stopped worrying about holding onto their jobs. If we can get our message of why reform is required out loud enough over the lies of the opposition, they will lose their jobs in the next election anyway if they don't vote for true reform! Nothing is going to happen until We, The People, take back our government from the Big Corporations who have bought and paid for it since the Republicans began their rise with the election of Reagan. I know that Democrats are guilty, too, and housecleaning needs to be done there, also.

It makes me angry to hear our country’s much-needed health care reform phrased in terms of who needs to be sure to secure their seat (read: job) in the next election! It’s time that Congress got busy doing the work of the people and stopped worrying about holding onto their jobs. If we can get our message of why reform is required out loud enough over the lies of the opposition, they will lose their jobs in the next election anyway if they don’t vote for true reform!

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