Newt Gingrich Selling RomneyCare in 2006

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Originally Posted by lycos679

You were quite clear that Medicaid expansion had nothing to do with the 30 million number as well, but you are wrong. About 5% of the 30 million will be uninsured due to their state not expanding Medicaid.

That 30 million is the number even if EVERY state expanded medicaid.. The 5% difference is IN ADDITION to the 30 million.. We currently have 41 million uninsured.. the 5% would mean 2 MILLION would obtain insurance, not coming anywhere near the 30 million threshold.. This would still leave 39 million uninsured with another 9 million to go before they hit the 30 million bottom.

We passed ACA justifying it by saying every american needed insurance.. IT FAILS by its own standard..

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This reminds me of when Bill Clinton supported putting Social Security money in the stock market.

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Originally Posted by Seacove

The most exciting development of the past few weeks is what has been happening up in Massachusetts. The health bill that Governor Romney signed into law this month has tremendous potential to effect major change in the American health system.

We agree entirely with Governor Romney and Massachusetts legislators that our goal should be 100% insurance coverage for all Americans. Individuals without coverage often do not receive quality medical attention on par with those who do have insurance. We also believe strongly that personal responsibility is vital to creating a 21st Century Intelligent Health System. Individuals who can afford to purchase health insurance and simply choose not to place an unnecessary burden on a system that is on the verge of collapse; these free-riders undermine the entire health system by placing the onus of responsibility on taxpayers.
The Romney plan attempts to bring everyone into the system. The individual mandate requires those who earn enough to afford insurance to purchase coverage, and subsidies will be made available to those individuals who cannot afford insurance on their own.



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I actually remember this in 2006. I lived in Massachusetts when Romney was governor and he and Newt were making all the talk shows promoting Romneycare as the GOP blueprint for the country after they killed HillaryCare. The GOP could have (and I think should have) owned this.

The comparisons between the 2 plans have been done over and over. They are NOT the SAME.