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Politics : Proof that John Kerry is Unfit for Command -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Ann Corrigan who wrote (18785)	10/14/2004 5:25:20 PM
From: cirrus	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 27181

Pres Bush's suggestion for small businesses to join together in order to provide health insurance for their employees is also a terrific idea. Unfortunately, it isn't a terrific idea. Big businesses with the negotiating power of thousands of employees are at the breaking point. GM spends more on health care than it does on steel. If big businesses like IBM and GM are having trouble, how much can help can "associations" provide small businesses? A 10% discount doesn't help much when costs are rising 15% a year. Then there is the issue of the 47 million without health insurance... part-time workers and sole proprietorships among them. Call your local Blue Cross and ask what they offer for individuals... you will be appalled at how little they offer at any price... BCNEPA offers one plan for individuals and it has more strings than a string band. Health savings accounts are interesting, but the structural issues make that approach generally unworkable. Health insurance is a complex problem that can't be really discussed here, but I speak from experience when I tell you that Bush's plan is a poor band aid. You should take a few minutes review the latest National Coalition on Health Care report. This group has been around for about four years and isn't well known, but it will be. Honorary Co-Chairmen are George H.W. Bush, Jimmy Carter and Gerald Ford, for starters. You may not like what the report says, but health insurance is killing America and the next President is going to be forced to deal with the issue. Business will demand a solution and those with vested interests in the current system will be powerless to stop the ciming changes. nchc.org

To: Ann Corrigan who wrote (18785)	10/14/2004 5:30:32 PM
From: cirrus	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 27181

His education plan is much more likely to gain much needed improvement in elementary schools. The No Child left Behind Act was a great idea. Ted Kennedy and George Bush worked together to get it enacted into law. Know why Ted Kennedy feels such anger towards Bush now? Because Bush, after getting everyone on board and passing the bill with great fanfare, refused to fully fund it. He can claim he got the legislation through congress, but it's ineffective without sufficient funding. It will wither on the vine - the perfect way for Bush to get credit for social programs without ticking off his conservative, small govt base. Bush has pulled that stunt more than once with this and other programs.

To: Ann Corrigan who wrote (18785)	10/14/2004 5:33:41 PM
From: cirrus	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 27181

GW also had the better plan for economic recovery with his tax cuts. It worked. Kerry is ruthlessly using the old saw of class warfare with his criticisms of Bush's tax cuts. The Bush tax cuts are a disaster. Tax cuts for those earning over $200,000 don't stimulate the economy. Bush ignited this "class war" by giving such a tax break to those who didn't need it and running huge deficits as a result.

To: Ann Corrigan who wrote (18785)	10/14/2004 5:46:23 PM
From: cirrus	Respond to of 27181

VP Cheney's gay daughter....proof Kerry lacks basic integrity... I would have preferred he not done that. However, Bush said in Wednesday's debate he did not know whether homosexuality was a choice or fate. Before proposing constitutional amendments affecting gays don't you think should understand exactly what homosexuality is? I'm not sure if Lynn Cheney is upset over the "family privacy" issue - her daughter's sexuality was well known - or upset that the glaring divide between Bush public policies and the realities of life was ushered into the spotlight.