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But the problem is, the conservatives want the government out of Health Care. And the Democrats want government heavily involved in Health Care, basically running the whole thing. They make a few comments about "some" private functions still being "allowed", but the very idea of government having the power to decide what parts of Health Care will be "allowed", is anathema to conservatives.
With conservatives wanting government out, and leftists wanting government in, what compromise is possible?
If the conclusion is that government will only run part of it instead of all of it, is this really a compromise?
It's a lot like people who have all their money in a bank on one side, and bank robbers on the other side. The people want their money to stay in the bank, and the robbers want to take it out. A "compromise" might be that the robbers only get part of it and the people get to keep the rest in the bank.
This is clearly ridiculous. The very notion that a "compromise" is possible, means that the people (or, in the health care case, the conservatives) lose, period; and the robbers (or leftists) win.
The socialist Democrats are trying to debate the question of how much the government should take over health care. The conservative Republicans (there are some there, somewhere) are trying to debate whether the govt should take over any of it at all. If the Republicans even allow that the Democrats' question is "debatable", the Republicans automatically have lost.
What compromise is even possible?
What can these "discussions" be, other than another Democrat smoke-and-mirrors diversion where majority Democrats try once again, to ram their government-uber-alles proposals down the throats of an American citizenry that has repeatedly insisted they don't want them?
The 'compromise' could be achieved through 'regulation'...but neither Republican or Democrat is willing to go deeply in suggesting a solution that the other side may consider in that realm. So, I would say you are correct in your statements. When it comes to insurance, I could possibly appreciate more regulation - but not socialization.
I watched the HC debate,and at the table you had both parties leadership and the President,what you did not see is a sitting Gov.Here they are talking about reform that will effect the states and not one GOV at the table.What the DC elitist are telling us that they think the Gov and the state legislature can add nothing to HC reform and they are incompetent imbeciles.
I think otherwise of the states,Mass under Romney reformed their HC system and some of it's provisions are in the federal bill.Of course,no one talked about the states being involved at all.
But the problem is, the conservatives want the government out of Health Care. And the Democrats want government heavily involved in Health Care, basically running the whole thing. They make a few comments about "some" private functions still being "allowed", but the very idea of government having the power to decide what parts of Health Care will be "allowed", is anathema to conservatives.
With conservatives wanting government out, and leftists wanting government in, what compromise is possible?
If the conclusion is that government will only run part of it instead of all of it, is this really a compromise?
It's a lot like people who have all their money in a bank on one side, and bank robbers on the other side. The people want their money to stay in the bank, and the robbers want to take it out. A "compromise" might be that the robbers only get part of it and the people get to keep the rest in the bank.
This is clearly ridiculous. The very notion that a "compromise" is possible, means that the people (or, in the health care case, the conservatives) lose, period; and the robbers (or leftists) win.
The socialist Democrats are trying to debate the question of how much the government should take over health care. The conservative Republicans (there are some there, somewhere) are trying to debate whether the govt should take over any of it at all. If the Republicans even allow that the Democrats' question is "debatable", the Republicans automatically have lost.
What compromise is even possible?
What can these "discussions" be, other than another Democrat smoke-and-mirrors diversion where majority Democrats try once again, to ram their government-uber-alles proposals down the throats of an American citizenry that has repeatedly insisted they don't want them?
The compromise will be the use of the nuclear option and then the Dems hoping that the people fail to take them to task in November. I forgot that Dirty Harry has forgotten his howling about nuclear option in 2005. He just howled his head off back then and McCain and other progressive Republicans made him happy.
I watched the HC debate,and at the table you had both parties leadership and the President,what you did not see is a sitting Gov.Here they are talking about reform that will effect the states and not one GOV at the table.What the DC elitist are telling us that they think the Gov and the state legislature can add nothing to HC reform and they are incompetent imbeciles.
I think otherwise of the states,Mass under Romney reformed their HC system and some of it's provisions are in the federal bill.Of course,no one talked about the states being involved at all.
I can agree with you about the fact that all those governors hanging around and not one was allowed in the meeting. I think it makes it very obvious that some of the Dems just don't think Governors are any smarter than the rest of us.
If they made that the issue and problem and defined it as such then maybe they could come up with something that solves the problem.
Reforming health CARE involves alot more.
This is something that the MSM rarely touches on but the administration has been studying this.
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There has been research done to find out how to deliver the most appropriate and efficient care and this has even been required reading at the White House. Now if and how the research is put into action in health reform is another matter. Here's a snippet.
"And some of the answers that they gave me were alarming. There were massive numbers of physicians, large numbers of physicians, who were now buying up their own imaging centers, surgical centers. And what they were describing to me was a world where medicine had become a business, where the desire to—there’s always, in any system, a conflict between the way you can make money and the way you can take good care of patients. And the incentives in our healthcare system as a whole have been screwy. With a fee-for-service system, if you do more, you get paid more. That leads to more surgery, more radiology. And you saw it in McAllen. They were doing twice as many heart operations, twice as many pacemaker placements. And home healthcare spending was through the roof. There was a sense in which the culture of medicine had gone to an extreme that we don’t want to approach as a country."
I can agree with you about the fact that all those governors hanging around and not one was allowed in the meeting. I think it makes it very obvious that some of the Dems just don't think Governors are any smarter than the rest of us.
The federal gvt and the banking cartel FR are out of control and the only way I see freedom being protected is through the states.Take HC reform,I have a {D} GOV Strickland and the house and senate are mixed between the parties.I do not think they are incompetent or to stupid to do whats best for Ohio.
The issue would be closer to the people where they can take action,instead of being run by the "one size fits all " tyrants.
honestly I say screw the whining obstructionist Pukes and pass the bill without them. They had their chance with Bush & a Republican controlled Congress and did nothing about healthcare except for a unfunded prescription bill for seniors.
The Republicans are still vouching for the insurance companies to the detriment of the health of the American people. They are worried that it will cost up to a trillion dollars yet they didn't mind spending that much to fund Dubya's two wars over & over with no questions asked.
The two sides are too far apart and just at odds on basic philosophy. Looks like reconciliation is the only option at this point.
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