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Originally Posted by Displaced Flames fan
Yes, frankly, it could be worse.
That said, the do nothing approach can't continue.
The argument that anything is better than the status quo is a failure everytime it is used. Things can always get worse.
Why do you assume that the Blue Dogs are all corrupt puppets of the insurance companies?
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It can always be worse. And the U.S. government is expert at finding cures that are worse than the disease--it's sort of a specialty of theirs.
With that said, here are three things I think about the health care bill:
1. It's got too many different fingerprints on it, and not enough of them are Obama's. I've been impressed with him overall, but he either can't or won't take the bull by the horns and push for genuine health care reform. What's being proposed is the equivalent of putting a bandaid on a sucking chest wound.
2. This is one of those situations where I wonder if we don't vastly overestimate any president's influence. With that said, Obama promised reform and if he can't deliver it that's his own fault.
3. A costly system that is fair is better than a costly system that is unfair. That my by the choice Americans face right now. Obviously, a system that is both fair and efficient would be better. It doesn't seem to be on the table.