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To: Steve Lokness who wrote (126311)12/4/2009 12:24:58 PM
From: slacker711  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 543184
 
Had Obama led this effort and insisted that cost cutting be a priority then I believe we may have managed to get a decent plan.

Everything depends on your design goals. They led with coverage which leads to a very different plan than cost cutting.

The same will be true for any possible Stimulus II. A program which has a central goal of improving the US's future productivity through infrastructure investments will look very different than one which is dedicated to generating jobs.

Slacker



To: Steve Lokness who wrote (126311)12/4/2009 1:43:56 PM
From: JohnM  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 543184
 
I agree, Steve, but it's half the story. The other half is the degree to which increases in health insurance costs are a burden for businesses, governments, and non profits.



To: Steve Lokness who wrote (126311)12/4/2009 6:16:33 PM
From: KyrosL  Respond to of 543184
 
I am just not convinced this plan will cost us less

Steve, if the cost control measures in the Senate version survive, it WILL cost less than what we have today.


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