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Why is John McCain so adamantly opposed to Government health care?
For most of his life he's been covered by government health care - link. It's kept him hale and hearty, taken care of his four melanoma episodes and other illnesses and injuries, allowed him to keep up with a woman 18 years his junior, and he certainly hasn't lacked for energy and enthusiasm on the campaign trail.
McCain- link thinks this isn't good enough for the rest of us; "My health care plan will make it easier for more Americans to find and keep good health care insurance. His plan [Obama's] will force small businesses to cut jobs, reduce wages, and force families into a government run health care system where a bureaucrat stands between you and your doctor."
(As opposed to, say, today's private health plans, where a bureaucrat stands between you and your doctor.)
Actually, McCain has misspoken; Obama's plan specifically calls for and encourages the use of private health plans, with the government plan as a backup (much as it is today for the poor, elderly, and disabled). That wasn't McCain's only 'misstatement'.
Obama's plan- link specifically exempts small businesses, does not force adults into health plans, and provides financial help to small businesses offering health insurance in the form of a refundable tax credit of up to half the cost of premiums. And, Obama allows anyone with insurance today to keep it.
What does this mean for you?
Bottom line - link, Obama's plan would cover 18 million more Americans, while a million Americans would lose coverage under McCain's plan.
On second thought, maybe McCain does need another check-up...
Joseph Paduda
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