Bloated Government Schemes – Senator Reid’s Health Bill Comes Forward
By: Doug Busselman, Executive Vice President
If the “devil is in the details”, Satan must have quite a bit of room to roam in the government-pays-your-health-care deal that Senator Reid crafted with his friends behind closed doors. This report from Ed Haislmaier from the Heritage Foundation gives us a glimpse at what might be included in those details that we’ll likely be “learning” over an extended period (although not necessarily before our elected representatives read and vote on the measure themselves).
This insight on the emerging details of providing political cover by using the state’s option to say “No”, written by Nina Owcharento of the Heritage Foundation, identifies that the “out” is really only offering the ability for states to say they don’t want to be part of the government-option -- not offering the chance to say “No Thanks” to the whole government-mandated deal. After all there’s no reason to get carried away with giving states the ability to decide on something that only those within the boundaries of the District can really know best.
We’re still a ways away from getting done with the final play on Senator Reid’s Health Bill, but the course seems to be on a pre-destined path of giving us more government than we need and more government than we can afford. Seems to be a common theme with the Party in charge of the legislative process and the Senator behind the wheel of the Party.
If the “devil is in the details”, Satan must have quite a bit of room to roam in the government-pays-your-health-care deal that Senator Reid crafted with his friends behind closed doors. This report from Ed Haislmaier from the Heritage Foundation gives us a glimpse at what might be included in those details that we’ll likely be “learning” over an extended period (although not necessarily before our elected representatives read and vote on the measure themselves).
This insight on the emerging details of providing political cover by using the state’s option to say “No”, written by Nina Owcharento of the Heritage Foundation, identifies that the “out” is really only offering the ability for states to say they don’t want to be part of the government-option -- not offering the chance to say “No Thanks” to the whole government-mandated deal. After all there’s no reason to get carried away with giving states the ability to decide on something that only those within the boundaries of the District can really know best.
We’re still a ways away from getting done with the final play on Senator Reid’s Health Bill, but the course seems to be on a pre-destined path of giving us more government than we need and more government than we can afford. Seems to be a common theme with the Party in charge of the legislative process and the Senator behind the wheel of the Party.
Posted by Doug Busselman at 10/29/2009 4:44 AM 
Categories: Nationalized Health Care
Tags: Government Health Care U.S. Senate Public Option
Categories: Nationalized Health Care
Tags: Government Health Care U.S. Senate Public Option
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