You miss the point. The problem is with the centralizing features of this bill. It regulates the insurance industry by making it impossible for them to profit without curtailing quality and raising premiums. It imposes mandates on businesses and on individuals. The public option is only one small aspect of this. It rations care generally and for seniors in particular.
Welcome to Free Republic!
You’ve made many well reasoned posts.
First - thanks for your posts. The chicken littles were getting out of hand. No I understand that the bill will essentially regulate insurance companies out of the healthcare business. It will harm care, harm doctors and other companies in the health industry.
Obama has been promising more business to the drug companies and special side deals but there is nothing positive for anyone in the industry.
I think the point I was trying to make dovetails with what you said about things going on in the background. These comapnies and their lobbyists are not going to take this lying down. Ditto for doctors.
I would bet a lot of companies in CT are going to make sure Dodd gets bounced in 2010. Liberman is not going to cross Aetna in CT. He is too smart for that. A few drug companies and Cigna in PA will remember Specter’s vote in 2010.
Other Dems that are more moderate in redder states? I would guess a lot of doctors and other people in the industry will be doing everything they can to get Lincoln, Nelson, fat Mary in LA and others fired in 2010 if thos comes close to passing.
Thanks again for your posts.