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Sunday, December 06, 2009

Joe Lieberman's New Reason for Opposing Public Health Option

Lieberman just keeps adding to his reasons to opposed the public option. Twelve short days ago I posted a list of six, expecting more to come. He hasn't disappointed. THP quotes the Senator:

"It doesn't help one poor person get insurance who doesn't have it now. It doesn't compel one insurance company to provide insurance to somebody who has an illness. And . . . it doesn't do anything to reduce the cost of insurance."



Let's see, uh, well, uh, what did I say the first six times?




3 comments:

  1. Huh?

    It doesn't help one poor person get insurance who doesn't have it now.

    Except for the people who will be eligible to apply for it? True, that's too few, but if he wants it to help more poor people, the solution is to broaden eligibility.

    It doesn't compel one insurance company to provide insurance to somebody who has an illness.

    Well, of course not. It's intended for those people they refuse to provide insurance to.

    And...it doesn't do anything to reduce the cost of insurance.

    I thought it was a pretty well established economic principle that increased competition usually restrains prices?

    He's not even bothering to make sense.

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  2. Lieberman represents Connecticut, the insurance capital of the world.

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  3. I posted a petition (above the one about the blonde bombshell). You might take a look and decide if you want to sign it.

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