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09-09-2009, 09:01 AM
plus a few comments on this President's wavering credibility and use of the CRISIS method !
"And so Barack Obama's address to Congress on health care, at a minimum, must answer the question: What is the crisis? When an individual can't get needed health care, it is certainly a crisis for them. This, Obama might argue, creates moral responsibilities for the rest of us to help. But this would argue for a more incremental approach, adding coverage for the working poor instead of remaking the American health system for everyone.
The overwhelming majority of Americans, by the definition of denied care, do not face a health care crisis. Most polls show that about 80 percent are "very" or "somewhat" satisfied with their health plan."
And then this...
"Those in the greatest need are often the most satisfied -- 90 percent of insured Americans who suffered a serious illness are satisfied with their health care. According to a study published by the Cato Institute, a very small percentage -- even of the uninsured -- are "dissatisfied or highly dissatisfied" with the health care they get in other ways. On health care, the American public seethes with satisfaction -- though most are concerned about rising costs."
Thus we are at the crux of the matter. Stop giving us the inflated numbers of uninsured and address the real problem....COST !!!!!
"So perhaps this is the crisis: rising costs that will eventually overwhelm state and federal budgets and consume more and more of individual paychecks. But this is precisely the area where current Democratic approaches are least credible. Obama abandoned his pledge to reduce the government's health costs long ago; now he only aims at budget neutrality"
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2009/09/09/the_crisis_of__health_care_reform_98217.html
I have not heard one person, Dem, Rep, or Ind that did not agree with the crisis with costs....when the President speaks tonight.....that is what I, for one, want to hear....what are you going to do to reduce costs ?
"And so Barack Obama's address to Congress on health care, at a minimum, must answer the question: What is the crisis? When an individual can't get needed health care, it is certainly a crisis for them. This, Obama might argue, creates moral responsibilities for the rest of us to help. But this would argue for a more incremental approach, adding coverage for the working poor instead of remaking the American health system for everyone.
The overwhelming majority of Americans, by the definition of denied care, do not face a health care crisis. Most polls show that about 80 percent are "very" or "somewhat" satisfied with their health plan."
And then this...
"Those in the greatest need are often the most satisfied -- 90 percent of insured Americans who suffered a serious illness are satisfied with their health care. According to a study published by the Cato Institute, a very small percentage -- even of the uninsured -- are "dissatisfied or highly dissatisfied" with the health care they get in other ways. On health care, the American public seethes with satisfaction -- though most are concerned about rising costs."
Thus we are at the crux of the matter. Stop giving us the inflated numbers of uninsured and address the real problem....COST !!!!!
"So perhaps this is the crisis: rising costs that will eventually overwhelm state and federal budgets and consume more and more of individual paychecks. But this is precisely the area where current Democratic approaches are least credible. Obama abandoned his pledge to reduce the government's health costs long ago; now he only aims at budget neutrality"
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2009/09/09/the_crisis_of__health_care_reform_98217.html
I have not heard one person, Dem, Rep, or Ind that did not agree with the crisis with costs....when the President speaks tonight.....that is what I, for one, want to hear....what are you going to do to reduce costs ?