tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22657443.post1036114625505878170..comments2023-12-31T03:18:37.403-06:00Comments on "E pur si muove!": Yes, the "Public Option" is a Trojan HorseLester Hunthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14746157071827337723noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22657443.post-34145365824969532382009-08-13T13:33:20.724-05:002009-08-13T13:33:20.724-05:00I believe Barack is a dog person.I believe Barack is a dog person.Lester Hunthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14746157071827337723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22657443.post-44441018407010773382009-08-12T19:54:25.389-05:002009-08-12T19:54:25.389-05:00Even without an infusion of tax dollars, a governm...Even without an infusion of tax dollars, a government monopoly health care system might theoretically be expected to cut health care cost by 15% through cuts in administration (private bureaucrats). <br /><br />http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/short/349/8/768<br /><br />I think competition is a moral good in the marketplace but who cares what's efficient to the people's interest? What's more important to a successful businessman or politician; his enemies or his friends? <br /><br />http://www.noozhawk.com/michelle_malkin/article/062209_michelle_malkin_the_obamacare_horror_story_you_wont_hear/<br /> <br />Big pharm recently got passed (at 3 a.m. on a voice vote) a bill which forbids government buyers for Medicare & the VA from negociating drug prices on the basis of the huge quantities they buy. So I expect you're right about that, too.pappy dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07634780939188002027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22657443.post-12185206756405912042009-08-11T17:02:37.019-05:002009-08-11T17:02:37.019-05:00Well, the notorious 1,017 pg. House bill has a gov...Well, the notorious 1,017 pg. House bill has a government-run insurance program in it, and so does the compromise the blue dogs agreed to on July 29, so when you say that it has already been "removed from the bill," that sounds like something of an exaggeration. Right now, the only actual bill that exists is the House bill.<br /><br />Otherwise, I agree with your assessment. In my state, big pharm is running an intense TV campaign <i>in favor of</i> the plan. That, in my opinion, is a very bad sign, as far as who is going to profit from it, and at whose expense.Lester Hunthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14746157071827337723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22657443.post-26924851199079549902009-08-11T15:43:08.424-05:002009-08-11T15:43:08.424-05:00The pubic option was already removed from the bill...The pubic option was already removed from the bill in committe chaired by Max "Monybags" Baucus. If the plan ever ges to Obama's desk, it will be a watered down nothing that will undoubtedly have provisions to funnel more money into the pockets of the health insurancec companies. That's the purpose of requirng everyone to have health insurance, i.e, join a HMO.<br /><br />Whenever Congress passes a bill with "Reform" in it's title, it guarantees another transfer of wealth upward.Peter L. Winklerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16005846686173676213noreply@blogger.com