There are a lot of awfully strong feelings (almost all negative) regarding the Clinton family. I felt the need to make one final push towards the vote for Hillary-I do so on the basis of her health care plan.
The major difference between Obama's and Hillary's plans are that Obama will not require people to get health insurance, and Hillary will. Although it certainly is difficult to say how this will affect the economy in the long-term, I think the initial effect of Obama's plan is clear. He asserts that all people want health insurance, and will purchase it if it is available at a reasonable price. However, in several prominent economic journals, researchers have found the opposite to be true; those without insurance tend to remain without insurance when it becomes available at their work place. Why? Presumably because they have been ok without it, and are not willing to spend the money when it appears unnecessary to do so. However, when these people do become seriously ill (emergency room style), it will be left to government subsidized programs that help them pay their medical bills. Therefore, tax payers are paying for them to have subsidized health insurance because they would not pay for it themselves.
I believe Hillary's plan is the better option. Because all people are required to get health insurance (at subsidized rates, where necessary), there will be a much smaller drain on the economy in terms of uninsured medical expenses. A recent study from MIT demonstrated how Hillary's plan may help.
I will be voting for Hillary in the primaries. I think her plan and the health plan of Mitt Romney are both very good options, and I think America would receive the most benefit by seeing these two plans juxtaposed this election season.
An excellent summary of this argument was printed in the Salt Lake Tribune today-I hope you'll read it before voting!
http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/ci_8166243
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That article forgot to mention a few flaws with her plan. The first is that they are going to fund it with the tax cuts that she is planning to repeal. So, she is going to take more of my money for a system that she believes is going to work but has no concrete proof that it will. It will also be funded by all the money that she thinks will be saved by cutting down on administrative costs. Again, no concrete proof. And lastly, it will be funded by new taxes. Can I just say that she is nuts if she thinks this will work. If she ever gets this passed, we will end up paying as much in taxes as Norway. She also says that there will be no new bureaucracy for this plan but how does she plan to do that if she is going to create a whole new branch of insurance similar to Medicare? Is it going to run itself. Government does not do well with Health care. Look at Medicare or even the military health insurance. I can tell you from experience that it sucks. You might have insurance but good luck finding a doctor who will take it.
Good points. Remeber though, Hillary is ending the (pointless) Iraq war, which will save hundreds of billions of dollars every year. That could certainly fund her insurance program until well into the Millennium.
She is not ending it. Nobody will just pull out. If the country is not stable that would be a nightmare and she and every other pol know that. She will stay in just Bush is now. She would never allow that kind of a disaster to happen on her watch. Think of what kind of legacy that would create. She is just using that as an issue because she knows people are ticked off about it. Fortunately, the surge is working and Bush will continue to bring more soldiers home. I doubt we will be entirely out ever though. Just think about Germany and Japan. Are we still whining about pulling out of those countries?
http://youdecide08.foxnews.com/2008/02/08/clinton-campaign-says-debate-could-be-off-after-msnbcs-pimped-out-comment/
A good article about how Hillary cannot handle honest debate. She loves to throw mud herself and bring up Obama's drug use but can't take it herself.
Oh Dani, this is way different than not being able to handle mud-slinging. Saying someone's daughter was pimped out is totally offensive, and that reporter should have been fired immediately. The drug-use history of a candidate is totally different, and is worth exploring.
I am glad that you posted the article, though-I hadn't heard the reason that debate was on the brink of cancellation.
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