The other day I was at my doctor’s office and he started in on Health Care. Since he was holding a very large needle in his hand at the time he had my total attention.
What he said made sense but I have no expertise in this area, so I asked him to write it up and I’d post it as submitted as an example of informed grass roots storytelling. If there is anyone on the other side of the issue that wants to respond I’ll post that as is as well (same length please). Me? I just want to sit back and watch the fur fly!
Doc Eliot wrote:
The McCain Health Plan consists of nothing more or less that the unlimited federal subsidy of insurance companies.
Yes. This is
true. The Republican health care plan to reward insurance company lobbyists is
camouflaged by promoting the issuance of “Tax Credits”. This money would go
directly to the insurance companies. Furthermore, there would be de-regulation,
freeing out-of-state insurance companies to do business across state lines
while violating the states’ rights to regulate, and therefore resulting in the
lowest common denominator of health care. Insurance companies would be free to
continue to raise prices, deny payments, and meddle in the practice of
medicine. There is no current Republican plan to actually improve health care.
How do they plan to raise the money by which the federal government will
subsidized the insurance companies? Currently, employer health benefits for
employee are non-taxable. The McCain “Health” plan would tax this money!!! The
McCain plan would increase taxes in order to subsidize insurance companies.
The Obama Plan is extensive, realistic and designed to engage and address all health care issues. Please go to booth candidates’ websites and verify the truth of the situation for yourselves.
Do not be fooled. Your health and the health of everyone you care for is at stake.
If you want to fact check this, click here for Obama, or here for McCain. I did. What Doc said seemed to check out.
Am I being bamboozled? If so, set me straight.
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