and once again lew all we have to do is stop funding the bush wars On Dec 27, 9:34 am, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > Mikey: > > A trillion dollars here and a trillion dollars there. > > What does it matter??? > > It is all our grandchildren's, great granchildren's and great, great > granchildren's money. > > All for OUR comfort. > > On Dec 27, 7:42 am, "mike [never forget] 532" > > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Establish Medicare Part "E" for All Americans Under the Age of > > 65:http://buzzflash.com/articles/node/7294 > > In Canada, the universal health care system is simply called medicare > > -- and that's what it should be in the U.S. And instead of the 1342- > > page proposal Hillary Clinton put together that was a politically > > jerry-rigged, confusing plan -- or the Obama proposal that would > > leave > > insurance companies pretty much intact (whose goal is to make money > > by > > reducing care as much as possible) -- it would be the simplest and > > boldest political move to simply propose to Congress this sentence to > > become law: "All Americans under the age of 65 will be covered by > > Medicare Part 'E.'" > > > Simplicity is often the most audacious and successful strategy. > > Since > > Medicare for seniors became the law in 1965 as part of Lyndon > > Johnson's "Great Society," it has become the government program most > > embraced by Americans. Any Republican or Democrat who would dare run > > against Medicare risks a landslide defeat at the polls in any > > statewide or national election. > > > You can't tinker with a broken, for-profit medical insurance system > > and make it work. > > > The Republicans are scared to death that if all Americans were > > covered > > by Medicare (with the health insurance companies shoved to the > > sidelines of supplemental insurance), it would lead to a new > > confidence in government. In fact, we could be wrong, but we don't > > know of any government that adopted single-payer medical care and > > then > > rolled it back. That is because even when it is flawed, it is wildly > > popular. Just do a poll among seniors in South Florida. Even > > Republicans on the West Coast of the Sunshine State love Medicare, as > > they -- ironically -- denounce "socialized" medicine! > > > There is no reason not to cover all Americans under Medicare through > > Medicare Part "E." Of course the insurance companies and > > pharmaceutical firms will send their squadrons of lobbyists out in > > full force. But as far as effective public policy and returning our > > nation to competency in government after an administration that let > > the multiple incompetencies and greed of Wall Street and the > > military- > > industrial complex run our nation into the ground, there would be no > > restorative as powerful as extending the Medicare program to all > > Americans. > > > So we are a bit discouraged to have read in the Boston Globe that the > > Obama Administration, through HHS Secretary-designate Tom Daschle, is > > going to negotiate with Congress -- and that there is already an 89- > > page "policy paper" being circulated on Capitol Hill representing the > > Obama position on health care reform. > > > That's 89 pages too long. > > > All that's needed, as we said, is this sentence: "All Americans under > > the age of 65 will be covered by Medicare Part 'E.'" > > > It would keep any plan from death by a thousand GOP and lobbyist > > cuts, > > and it would provide America a health care plan beloved by those who > > are currently using it. > > > And it would restore a respect for government among millions and > > millions of Americans who have become disenchanted by the disastrous > > legacy of the Bush Administration. > > > It's the kind of savvy, brazen move that gives the Republican > > leadership cold shivers. > > > Because it is stunning in its simplicity and effectiveness. > > > And the only way that you could argue against it is to make a case > > against Medicare. > > > And let the GOP just try to do rip Medicare to shreds. They'll go > > down in flames.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum
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