by David Safier
This is from an email reply Giffords sent after I called her office supporting the public option.
I support reform that creates competition through a strong public option that lowers everyone's costs and competes with private insurers. I also support malpractice tort reform, and I will not vote for a bill that is not deficit neutral. You may be pleased to know that H.R. 3200 is 100 percent paid for through a combination of cost saving measures within the health sector and a new surcharge on the very wealthiest Americans. Finally, I do not support a "government take-over" of health care or "socialized medicine."
I can accept that, even though I'm not sure I'd agree on every detail.
You can call Giffords' Tucson office: 881-3588. Call even if you called before. It only takes a minute.
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It is interesting how Giffords wants people to believe that she can both support a government health program and not support a government health program (socialized medicine). Frank Luntz would be proud.
The claim that it will all be paid for by somebody else is very Obama 2008-esque but I don’t imagine anybody who is paying attention will believe that, government programs rarely pay for themselves.
Nice throw on supporting malpractice tort reform. I wonder if there is any introduced bills on that issue?
As for not supporting a “government take-over” of health care, I am sure that doctors and hospitals are so (not) relieved.
http://www.lp.org/issues/healthcare