Monday, February 22, 2010

Let Me See If I Have This Straight . . .

. . . according to the Democrats' new healthcare system destruction bill which costs $200B more than the $800B Senate bill:

  • Kathleen Sebelius gets put in charge of a government body that says when and how much medical insurance rates can be increased.
  • The government also says what insurance plans must pay for.
  • The government plan also won't let the insurance companies turn away people that already have the medical problem the plans must pay for.
  • 1300+ private insurance plans must run at a profit or be shut down by shareholders/boards of directors/whatever
  • 1 government plan will be able to run at a loss forever, or until the shooting starts, whichever comes first.
  • . . . and this is somehow supposed to be NOT a naked attempt to force the country into a single-payer socialized medicine plan, how?

    Fairness and competition are their truest aims. Right.
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