I keep reading all these opinion articles on how the President and Democrats in general have "gone wrong" on selling health care reform.
Granted, they've been behind the ball on getting people organized on their behalf, but is this really a sin?
Paul Krugman had a good article on this recently.
No, if the Democrats have done something wrong, it is mistaking their opposition as being pro-democracy, pro-America, and pro-progress.
Instead, we have a bunch of racists bleating as loudly as possible to silence public discourse. They parrot soundbites fed to them by corporate lobbyists, fringe hate groups, and even churches. Wait? Wasn't Luke a discipline of Christ? What gives?
They don't want debate. They do not even want to have their situation improved, as many of them would if health care reform passes.
No, we have public servants on government health care crying about "death panels" and "forced euthanasia". We have seniors on Medicare bitching about wanting no socialized medicine. We have veterans venting about not offering services to Americans that THEY ALREADY ENJOY.
So fine, someone should give them the courtesy of appealing to their grievances.
Offer every Republican and Blue Dog the chance to opt out of the health care we give Congressmen and Senators.
Allow every senior the option to opt out of Medicare. Give them a flat check of whatever they contributed over the life of their employment, with no interest, and then tax it. And then, make them sign something that states they will never, ever bitch about needing a hand on pain of a $10,000 fine and 90 days in jail per offense.
And don't even think of asking for any form of public assistance.
Give the VA folks who hate health reform access to rudimentary checkups and preventative care. And that's it. Every other vet who gets the point will have vastly improved service as a result of their generosity.
As for Social Security, same concept. Here's a check for the amount you paid in; no interest, and yes, we're taking our cut for the taxes. Good luck with your golden years as you are basically kissing our ass goodbye.
In short, stop trying to screw the rest of America because you can't think beyond your Dittohead talking points.
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