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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (80776)	3/11/2010 1:06:22 PM
From: TimF	2 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224756

That's not an answer. What ways is it different, and how are those relevant to the argument? Do price controls suddenly work wonder when the subject is health care? Does socialism become the way to go in this area, when its the road to reduced freedom and efficiency in every other area? Do vague promises, and setting up committee somehow solve all our problems now? Does expanding what the government does, somehow reduce government costs now? Do weak efforts at tort reform become amazing effective because the subject is health care and "its very different"? Why? How? Or is it just that Obama, Pelosi, and Reid, don't really care about these issues, and want to empower government whatever the consequences?

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (80776)	3/12/2010 12:06:28 PM
From: JakeStraw	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224756

The Democrats' attack is misplaced. Fortune 500 data show that of the 43 industries that actually made a profit in 2009, health insurance ranked 35th, with profits of only 2.2% of revenues. Federal regulation of health insurance premiums makes little sense. Most states already have the power to review and reduce premiums. It hasn't done them much good. Massachusetts, which already has the essence of ObamaCare—no restrictions on pre-existing conditions, an individual mandate, and huge taxpayer subsidies—has the highest premiums in the nation. online.wsj.com