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Reality is still hard to see through the fog of partisan rhetoric. The Republicans continue to claim socialism and a government takeover of health care, when the law is neither. And, the Democrats have been high-fiving each other and claiming they've achieved the equivalent of Social Security, the Civil Rights Acts, and Medicare - none of that is true either.
When the rhetorical fog lifts, we will see the system has not changed much. Health care will still be dominated by profit-driven insurance companies. More public money will go to executive salaries and private industry profits. Tens of millions of people will remain uninsured and costs will continue to increase. The challenge for the future is how to get public dollars to go to the nation's public health and not to corporations that serve as middlemen that do not provide health care. ~ Where Do We Go From Here?
When the rhetorical fog lifts, we will see the system has not changed much. Health care will still be dominated by profit-driven insurance companies. More public money will go to executive salaries and private industry profits. Tens of millions of people will remain uninsured and costs will continue to increase. The challenge for the future is how to get public dollars to go to the nation's public health and not to corporations that serve as middlemen that do not provide health care. ~ Where Do We Go From Here?
Hedges is bordering on fatalistic; Moyers and Winship consult The Devil's Dictionary for help; Kuccinich is on the 'hoping it's a first step' bandwagon; and Big Pharma is dancing in the streets.
On the bright side, there are a few good things in the bill...but not many.