I've been silent thus far on the issue making some of the biggest waves in Washington and throughout the country: healthcare reform. That's because I know very little about it and would be able to offer very little in substantive analysis. What I do know is this: we should not allow our representatives in Congress to ram it through as Obama has requested. This bill requires serious examination due to its complexity and cost.
One of the biggest problems conservatives have had in their opposition to this bill is their lack of possible alternatives. Obama is right that the status quo is unsustainable, the increasing costs of providing healthcare for employers, the government and individuals will eventually break the back of the economy. The situation is dire, but it is certainly not a full-blown crisis yet. There is still time to consider the myriad changes that Obama wants in a healthcare reform bill and let the policy wonks tell us what the effects will be.
Here is an example of what some of the nay-sayers have to offer in the way of thoughtful dissent.
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8 years ago
Well, I can't buy the criticism. Any health initiative, an achievement in itself, is going to receive criticism considering how entrenched the current policy has been. Frankly, I'd be happy if insurance companies were completely taken out of the picture, because we all know a public service such as health, as basic as early childhood education, should not be run for profit. There's simply no room for ideology here, and the debate is so distorted that it's become sickening to watch. Fiscal conservatives are wrong on this issue, and completely immoral. Nor have they strove to understand the lasting economic benefits of centralized health for our shrinking middle class.
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