Thursday, June 2, 2011

"Mass-care" vs. "Obamacare"

Two brief excerpts from the Ryan Lizza article 'Romney's Dilemma' from the 6/6/11 New Yorker -

1) It's not entirely unreasonable to praise Mass-care while bashing Obamacare. Obama's law, the Affordable Care Act, is more sweeping than Romney's,and even though they use the same mechanisms to expand insurance, it's possible to argue that the national law costs too much or raises taxes or includes additional provisions that are unacceptable to principled conservatives. Romney's argument, however, became strained when he asserted that the individual mandate is the ideal solution at the state level but tryannical when imposed at the federal level.

2)As the Boston Phoenix pointed out, when "No Apology" [a Romney memoir - IBL] was issued in paperback, in February, Romney made a notable change from the original version. In the hardcover, published in early 2010, Romney, after reviewing the success of health care in Massachusetts, wrote, "We can accomplish the same thing for everyone in the country." In the paperback, the line has been deleted.

2 comments:

  1. Sorry, this comment off topic from healthcare. But politician double-speak; prevarication; deception, whatever it takes to get into power because then I'll really be able to do the world (and my corporate block) good. When Obama campaigned he actually took a stand on important issues. That's what got him elected. Now it's a regular occurrence on democracynow.org to contrast what he said with what he's just done. The betrayal goes on and on. When books are electronic and controlled by one or two corporations, how easy it will be to disappear a line. Not only does the Panopticon benefit from keeping the people divided and at odds, it benefits from removing substance and accountability from political discourse and political process. OK. I'll shut up now...

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  2. Cheers to substance and accountability...

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