Monday, October 6, 2008

The McCain plan would do for health care what deregulation has done for banking

Health Care Destruction - The New York Times

John McCain's 'Underwear Gnome' Health Care Plan Will Leave You Feeling Naked - AlterNet

And I'm quite sick of hearing, by the way, the McPalin campaign's B.S. about Obama's so-called "government-run" health plan. The closest Obama's plan comes to "socialized medicine" or government "control" is a Medicare-like option in which government would act as the insurance company. The primary difference between this plan and traditional private insurance is that the public plan won't be motivated to turn away sick people and deny valid claims to maximize profit. Undoubtedly this is why the McCainiacs object--Obama's plan has an actual shot at helping people. And helping people is the last thing Republicans want government to do.

LATE ADDITION: Obama Versus McCain: "Fundamental Difference" on Health Care - The Nation

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