Top Dem Rips Obamacare

Sen. Charles Schumer of New York,  the third-ranking member of the Senate Democratic leadership, just declared the “Affordable” Care Act —  that he twisted so many arms to get passed  — to be a big mistake.

He said it in a speech, yesterday, Nov. 25, at the National Press Club reports TheHill.com.

Schumer says the Ds  “blew the opportunity the American people gave them” in the 2008 elections,  a Democrat landslide.

“Americans were crying out for an end to the recession, for better wages and more jobs; not for changes in their healthcare,” he said.

Hey Chuck, when Republican leadership wants to turn the ship in a stupid direction members of the body have a reputation for seeing the iceberg ahead and starting a mutiny. Ask Mitch McConnell. What you did in 2009 and 2010 was meekly go along with a disaster. That you imply that you thought so at the time makes you look a whole lot worse.

You should write a book. Call it Profiles in Cravenness.

You note that 85 percent of all Americans get their healthcare from either the government, through Medicare or Medicaid, or through an employer. How is that any different that company housing in a company town? How is that any different than a company store? You think employers/government should be responsible for the food choices of 85 percent of the population? We suspect you do. Your crony-captialists puppet masters certainly do.

You want effective health care reform? End all employer health-care mandates. Actually go further: End all incentives for employers to provide health care for employees. Let workers treat health care just as they do food, clothing, shelter and transportation.

For those that fall through the cracks create a clinic-based system and bring back public free-service facilities like the old Philadelphia General Hospital.

You would end up with an efficient, just health care system in which the practitioners are fairly compensated — hence being professions  that attract quality people — and puts the crony capitalist insurance companies at a disadvantage.

And the poor would get better treatment than they would under Obamacare or the previous standard of free emergency room service.

And Chuck, regarding “better wages and more jobs”, when are you going to end your War on Energy?

Top Dem Rips Obamacare

Top Dem Rips Obamacare

2 thoughts on “Top Dem Rips Obamacare”

  1. D’oh!!! So typical of the damn dems. Next thing you know they’re going to blame repubs for not stopping them.

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