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Politics : I Will Continue to Continue, to Pretend....
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To: Sully- who wrote (3200)8/3/2004 1:18:20 PM
From: Sully-   of 35834
 
Kerry and Health Care

Perry on Politics
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John Kerry stated last night that health care is a right for all. On this point, he is completely wrong. But for those who cheered, consider the ramifications of turning his dream into a reality. According to the Cato Institute:

First off, Kerry would greatly expand eligibility for Medicaid, the government health program originally devised to provide coverage for the poor. This move would:
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* Spend hundreds of billions of dollars to provide coverage to millions who already have it.

* Increase the cost of private insurance.

* And cause many to lose their current coverage involuntarily, leaving them with worse coverage or none at all.
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Second, Kerry proposes a <font color=blue>"health alliance"<font color=black> where all employers and individuals could purchase taxpayer-subsidized coverage from a menu of options, much like federal employees do.

This move:
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* Is unlikely to expand coverage.

* Could eliminate federal workers' choices.

* And would serve as a platform for a government takeover of private health insurance.
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Thorpe's projections suggest the Kerry plan would cost $1.1 trillion over 10 years - which most agree would require a broad-based tax increase.

There is a reason Hillary got nowhere when she tried to take on the same task ten years ago. It is a bad idea, one that the nation should not undertake.
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