[freeper12]

>>Meanwhile libertarians and conservatives are failing to articulate a credible alternative, market-based vision of health care.

I agree, republicans need to offer something to improve the current problems with the curent system. Too many people uninsured and costs spiraling out of control for those that do have coverage...just sticking their head in the sand and saying that nothing can be done to fix or improve it is not a good strategy imo.

If the problem gets ignored for too long, critical mass will be achived and a complete takeover of the system could be the result of some future democratic administration.

[yoe]

Rep.Richard Gephardt (D-Missouri) is boldly offering a huge, nearly universal health care plan that would subsidize employers' health care insurance purchases by doubling their 30 percent tax credit to 60 percent.

And he will raise your taxes in order to pay for this. What does he mean by universal - world-wide or just nation wide? Does he mean limitless or are there strings other than raising taxes.

Gephardt's economics are frightening, he is talking Socialism loud and clear. This health-care approach has not worked for Canadians or for the English – it is horribly expensive and the wait for medical help is long, months sometimes and can be a year, one of the reasons those people come to America for much needed operations and help. Don be misled by this Pied Piper whistling an old tune – something for nothing – it just ain’t so.

[Wright is right!]

Every single person in the United States of America ALREADY has GUARANTEED emergency room "coverage," whether you can pay for it or not. You show up - they are required by law to treat you.

But that's not what rankles me the most about the Dem's "plans" for health care. Rescinding the tax cuts will not increase revenue to pay for this "plan" - in fact, it may not increase revenue AT ALL. The Dems continue to play the Static-Scoring Game which they know but never acknowledge to be fallacious. The tax cuts haven't caused deficits to re-emerge, 9/11, two wars, and wildly prolifigate gubbmint spending have.

But then - the substance of any Dem running for office is never about information, truth, and solutions. It COUNTS on ignorance for its success.

Michael