If you're a progressive like me, and you're upset by the Stupak amendment, which bars federally subsidized insurance from covering abortions, consider this: What if we had a single-payer health-care system and someone like Jeb Bush or Sarah Palin were running the country?Of course that argument is hysterically overblown, but interesting nonetheless. And if it scares off lefties from supporting a single-payer health care system, all the better.
Many liberals remain angry and disappointed that single-payer legislation never stood a chance in Washington. To them, a government-run health-care system seemed an obvious way to put patients ahead of profits.
But a single-payer system would have put us at the mercy of whomever happened to take control of Washington. I'm very happy to have a public plan as an option. But since I don't know who will be in the White House in the years to come, I'm glad that government-run health care won't be the only game in town. If you're not happy about the Stupak amendment, imagine what other limits a conservative government could impose on our health care.
Monday, November 16, 2009
Liberals Should Rethink Their Support of Obamacare
A writer in the Washington Post reminds liberals of something they don't want to think about - they won't always be in control of the government health care system they're trying to create:
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The liberals should recognize that Sen Reid's attempt to scarf out money from Medicare could just as well be grabbing money from any other group in the future. In fact, the necessity of this for government health care to succeed will make that a promise rather than a threat!
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