According to Deborah White at www.about.com, Barack Obama recently stated, “I am absolutely determined that, by the end of the first term of the next president, we should have universal health care in this country. There’s no reason why we can’t accomplish that.” You can read Obama’s entire speech by clicking here.
His rival John Edwards has also recently advocated for universal health care. Click here to read a posting titled “Edwards, No Match for Romney. Edwards has stated, “it is more important to invest in universal health care … than to reduce the budget deficit.” Edwards’ government takeover plan would be funded by taxing individuals who make over $200,000 a year.
According to Robert Portman, Director of the Office of Management and Budget, taxing individuals who make over $200,000 would only generate about $30 billion in revenues a year. Edwards’ estimates, however, that it would cost between $90 and $120 billion a year for the government to provide universal health care. Where is the rest of the $60 to $90 billion going to come from? Probably you and me. Click here here to view Portman’s interview on Charlie Rose regarding President Bush’s 2008 Budget and John Edwards’ government takeover plan.
According to Foxnews, “[i]n 1993, as first lady, Clinton led her husband’s calamitous attempt to overhaul the nation’s health care system.” Her government takeover plan ultimately failed.
You see the Democrats’ approach, the government takeover approach, still doesn’t solve the health care problem. Yes, everyone gets covered but it doesn’t reduce the costs of health care. Instead, it shifts the costs from one place (high insurance premiums) to another place (high taxes). We end up still paying a ton of money for health care.
And we all know that when there’s a government takeover, the costs go through the roof. Mitt said it best when, quoting someone else, he stated: “If you think health care is expensive now, wait till it’s free.”
Americans don’t need a government takeover, we need to change the market and reduce costs and at the same time give 46 million uninsured people a chance to take personal responsibility and obtain health insurance.
Click on these three YouTube Video’s to watch Mitt express his views on universal health care:
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