Here we go again. The big health care debate in the Senate is underway. A recent report from the Congressional Budget Office shows that the cost of health care for the vast majority of Americans will go down if the Senate bill is passed. Of course, the Republicans, as is their wont, find the one area of covered Americans whose premiums will rise and jump all over the bill with both feet. The fact that this one area represents less than 20% and that the other 80% will have their costs reduced doesn't mean crap to these negative thinkers.
I almost shudder when I contemplate what the final bill---if it ever passes---will look like when a zillion amendments and modifications are made to placate the majority. It will probably resemble the classic definition of a camel: a horse designed by a committee.
"Hope springs eternal in the human breast" is the watchword for all of us viewing from the sidelines. Let's hope we get something where the majority are covered and we can shed our reputation as the only major world power without a health plan.
Congress will bastardize this thing until it no longer serves its' original purpose.
ReplyDeleteAnd load it with irrelevant pork to satisfy some greedy senators.
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