Thread: Obama Calls for Government-Owned Healthcare Company

Obama Calls for Government-Owned Healthcare Company

Monday, June 08, 2009
By Matt Cover

(CNSNews.com) - President Barack Obama reaffirmed his desire for the government to create and run a national health insurance company in a letter he sent to Sens. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) and Max Baucus (D-Mont.), leaders of the Democrats’ efforts to transform the nation’s healthcare system from a largely private one into one dominated by Washington.

A leading conservative critic described the plan as little more than a massive Medicare system, complete with all the problems and multi-trillion-dollar debt of the current Medicare program.

The letter, sent Wednesday, outlined Obama’s vision for healthcare reform, conferring to the two Senate leaders the outlines of the bill he would like to see and providing a reminder of which details are not open to compromise as Democrats seek Republican support.

In the letter, Obama called for a healthcare bill that includes a public option – the phrase used by the administration and congressional Democrats when discussing a government-run healthcare entity. Obama said a Washington option would give consumers more choice and keep the private sector “honest."

"I strongly believe that Americans should have the choice of a public health insurance option operating alongside private plans,â€

Obama needs to be removed from the White House! We dont want Socialism!

A government-owned HealthCare plan? Our government has proved it cant run anything. What makes them think they can run health care?

UNLESS THE CONSERVATIVES SHARPEN THEIR SWORDS AND RAISE HELL..and I mean fight this back via litigation-clogging...filibuster with NON-STOP constitution readings we are going to be subjegated.These R's are going to have to leave the SOUTHERN GENTLEMAN AT HOME!!!!