Hi David, Sent from my iPhone
On Mar 29, 2012, at 22:31, "David R. Block" <[email protected]> wrote: > It doesn't help that this was pushed ahead in line in front of the economy > while it was pending before Congress. He was more concerned with this than he > was in getting folks back to work. In his defense, there was a theory that health care costs were the primary drag on the economy, so fixing one would fix both. Not an unreasonable bet, but it was executed poorly, and he lost. Big time. E > That's a big negative. > > David > > "Free speech is meant to protect unpopular speech. Popular speech, by > definition, needs no protection."—Neal Boortz > > > On 3/29/2012 2:50 PM, Dr. Ernie Prabhakar wrote: >> >> I personally think that much of Obamacare is actually good policy, and that >> the individual mandate is an appropriate solution to the problem of >> universal coverage -- but that it should've been debated as a proposed >> Amendment, not snuck into law. >> >> But I agree with this article -- it was a political miscalculation of >> historic proportions, and the defining error of Obama's candidacy. Compared >> to that, the Keystone pipeline is peanuts. >> >> -- Ernie P. >> >> >> http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/Columns/2012/03/28/How-Obamacare-Derailed-the-Economic-Recovery.aspx#page1 >> >> How Obamacare Derailed the Economic Recovery >> >> Here we go again. All eyes are on the Supreme Court as it wrestles with >> whether or not President Obama’s healthcare bill is constitutional. The >> country is divided on the merits of the law, but this we can say with >> certainty: Obamacare profoundly gummed up our recovery from the financial >> crisis. >> >> Like every predecessor, President Obama has made mistakes. Perhaps none will >> cloud his legacy more that his decision to focus on overhauling our >> healthcare system early in his administration – before our economic recovery >> had gained enduring momentum. >> >> Assuming that the $800 billion Recovery and Reinvestment Act, aka the >> stimulus, would work the magic promised by his economics team, Mr. Obama set >> off on his quest to guarantee healthcare for every American. The resulting >> food fight over the legislation – the ugly parceling out of favors in return >> for votes and lies told to justify passage -- permanently damaged President >> Obama’s reputation, divided a country desperate to heal, and distracted the >> White House from further efforts to build employment. It was a terrible >> decision, and the country continues to pay for it. >> >> Whether or not the Supreme Court upholds the government’s mandate that every >> American must purchase healthcare insurance, Obamacare is a failure. >> >> It was, ironically, a decision made by a president eager to secure his >> legacy. Undaunted by the abject failure of Hilary Clinton to win support for >> universal healthcare, Mr. Obama took up the quest with enthusiasm. Just as >> he admitted to excessive optimism about bringing peace to the >> Middle East in an interview in Time Magazine, dubbing that effort “really >> hard,” Mr. Obama naively staked his presidency on healthcare reform. Here’s >> a shocker: remaking 17percent of the economy is also “really hard.” >> >> Whether or not the Supreme Court upholds the government’s mandate that every >> American must purchase healthcare insurance, Obamacare is a failure. In >> spite of innumerable speeches, editorials and presentations on the merits of >> the law, Americans don’t like it. Though most people recognize that >> ever-rising healthcare outlays threaten our nation’s fiscal integrity, they >> can’t imagine that granting free health services to 30 million Americans >> will solve the problem. They see the Affordable Care Act as a massive >> expansion of government activity that will not make healthcare affordable >> but that will instead drive costs higher as millions more receive a blank >> check for medical services. >> >> >> -- >> Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community >> <[email protected]> >> Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism >> Radical Centrism website and blog: http://RadicalCentrism.org > -- > Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community > <[email protected]> > Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism > Radical Centrism website and blog: http://RadicalCentrism.org -- Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community <[email protected]> Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism Radical Centrism website and blog: http://RadicalCentrism.org
