I guess that's my bottom line. FOX has spent 6 months doing nothing but interviewing old people (receiving govt healthcare) complaining young people don't deserve it. They've interviewed young people who say the bill is marxist, communist, evilist, yada yada.
But they sure as shit haven't come up with a plan for 30 mil uninsured people.
This simply isn't true. Most all Americans, even those at Fox want health care reform, however, most Americans, including those at Fox do not want this health care bill. Tons of solutions have been made, tort reform legislation and easing commerce restrictions would do wonders for our system. Both of these ideas were brought forth to the president and both houses numerous times and made known by Fox as well.
Saying those that are opposed don't want health care reform and haven't made any suggestions simply doesn't carry any weight.
They've interviewed young people who say the bill is marxist, communist, evilist, yada yada.
When you have white house staff members who are self-avoid socialist, when you have those in the white house and in both houses of congress who tout Mao as a ideal man of vision to mimic, when you use language that is directly from the Soviet Constitution to back your arguments, it's hard to argue that this bill isn't full of socialistic Marxist ideology.
IF IF IF the GOp had come up wtih a better plan than obamacare, FOX could have spent the last 6 months selling it to americans, and they would have been very effective. Instead, they sold a "do nothing" bill to america. They worked to sell inaction. That's it.
Again, simply not true. Of those who work for Fox and several of their contributors, O'Reily, Beck, Krauthammer, Malkin, Ingram, etc have all pushed for tort reform and freeing comerce restrictions.
That's why I'm so disappointed. We're all high-fiving because "oh yeah, that guy interrupted obama and yes, we kicked ass!" just as the bill is in the final stages of passing. You're high-fiving over who has the nicest seat on the titanic at this point. Celebrating. Geez. They had a nation tired of liberal ass obama, and a year to come up with something better.
it never materialized. We're about to settle for some crap sandwich bill because, well, to many people it is better than INACTION. That is exactly whey the GOP and FOX tried to sell for rising healthcare costs - INACTION. Do nothing and hope somebody just lowers prices.
Well, when this shitty bill passes, we can all look back at high-fiving over the declared wins when Palin's death panels was 'the final nail in the bill' or Howard Dean just sunk the Dem HC plan!
We're gonna end up wtih socialized medicine, sitting in the waiting rooms with illegals for DMV service. Why? Cause the repubs had 12 years of congress, and a year of a captive nation in 2009/2010 begging for an alternative to obamacare... and their only action was INACTION.
Now I will agree with you on some of these last statements. We are headed for socialized medicine, this there is no doubt. And you're right, the GOP had a lot of time to fix the things they are pushing now, but these things haven't needed to be fixed simply for the last 12 years, action has been needed for at least the last 25 years and that's figuring conservative IMO.
Health care does need some reform legislation, however, passing legislation that will make it worse is not the answer. Although I do not agree with inaction, it would still be better than action in the wrong direction. If you're house is on fire you have 2 options...throw gas on it and make it worse or call the fire dept and hope they get there. Calling the fire dept is taking the right action, yes your house may burn before they get there, depending on how bad the fire is but you don't create a bigger fire for them to put out.
