Archive for September, 2009

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Food for thought on Republican Health Care Plans

From the Washington Monthly web site dated September 5. Why are Republicans like Pawlenty not going on record to abolish Medicare, Medicaid, and all the other programs not permitted by their extremely strict interpretation of the 10th amendment to the constitution? Wouldn’t that mean an end to social security and many other federal programs?

But did Republicans vote to “end,” “abolish,” and “kill” Medicare? It’s provocative, but it’s a supportable claim. In April, 137 Republicans voted in support of a GOP alternative budget. It didn’t generate a lot of attention, but the plan, drafted by the House Budget Committee’s Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) called for “replacing the traditional Medicare program with subsidies to help retirees enroll in private health care plans.”

The AP noted at the time that Republican leaders were “clearly nervous that votes in favor of the GOP alternative have exposed their members to political danger.”

A great explaination of why we need universal healthcare

Great youtube animation check it out