Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Why We Lost Healthcare

Absolute nonsense.



Not even sure where to start on this - mainly because many folks have already made great comments.



First, since when does a "leader" have a finite amount of "political capital?" What an eye-popping concept! Leaders accrue political capital through ACCOMPLISHMENTS. If they sell out/fail, they lose capital. They don't lose it by displaying passion and leadership on an issue.



Second, solution A insures all and saves consumers $800 billion. Solution B insures most and saves consumers only $400 billion. Solution C insures all but pumps public money into private corporations and only saves about $80 billion.



So if the decision were essentially boiling down to these three choices, isn't it illogical to conclude that Solution C is the best one because maybe a republican would vote for it? And why would anyone in a position of "leadership" even contemplate compromising from Solution A for a split second?!



No, Neffinger's diagnosis is flat wrong. The problem isn't marketing - the problem is cowardice and corporate entrenchment in Congress. Please...
Read the Article at HuffingtonPost

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