President Obama wants a bill to institute national, public health insurance out of committee by the end of this month. In a letter to Senators Kennedy and Baucus, Obama wrote,
This will give them a better range of choices, make the health care market more competitive, and keep insurance companies honest."But the Republicans aren't about to take that, by golly!
Earlier this week, Republican lawmakers sent a letter of their own, strongly warning the president that "Washington-run programs undermine market-based competition through their ability to impose price controls and shift costs to other purchasers. Forcing free market plans to compete with these government-run programs would create an unlevel playing field and inevitably doom true competition."Peals of derisive laughter echoed through the West Wing when they read that. "Doom true competition?" That's the point! But the Republicans will both roll and get rolled on this, since they have absolutely no idea what they are supposed to stand for anymore. And so the Reps ponder their next step.
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This is just one more reminder that the private sector and competitive market forces, not the federal government, are the best means to meeting our country's rapidly expanding health care needs. I was looking for a way to try and do something positive about it, and just signed a petition with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce here to help emphasize that. We need to get involved!
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