Well if Talking Points were Rubles … Some people would be king!
How to Stop Socialized Health Care
Five arguments Republicans must make.
By KARL ROVE – Wall Street Journal – JUNE 11, 2009
If Democrats enact a public-option health-insurance program, America is on the way to becoming a European-style welfare state. To prevent this from happening, there are five arguments Republicans must make.
The first is it’s unnecessary. …
But 1,300 companies sell health insurance plans. That’s competition enough.Second, a public option will undercut private insurers and pass the tab to taxpayers and health providers just as it does in existing government-run programs. …
Third, government-run health insurance would crater the private insurance market, forcing most Americans onto the government plan. …
Fourth, the public option is far too expensive. …
Fifth, the public option puts government firmly in the middle of the relationship between patients and their doctors. …
Link to this WSJ screed.
Oh pity the poor little Private Insurers — they’ll just wilt in the face of any Competition from the big bad Public Option!
Poor Babies — WAAAAAAHHH!