Monday, September 7, 2009
Friday, September 4, 2009
Obama and the selling of Health Care
The problem with this whole debate is the American people are confused. They simply do not understand what the benefit of the public option is. The left and Obama need to expain three things and hammer it home. With a public option:
1. There will be more money to pay workers when health care is taking less of a bite out of total wages.
2. No one should die because they do not have access to health insurance.
3. No one should go broke because they are sick.
That's a winnig argument more money and less death. Obviously, this is over simplified. However, we need sound bites. If we have to rely on the average American to truly understand something this complex, it will never happen. Unfortunately, Obama has never shown any willingness to go the simple route. Sometimes we need a philospher, sometimes we need a salesman. George Bush was only able to be the latter. If Obama can only do the former he will have a presidency that is mediocre at best.
1. There will be more money to pay workers when health care is taking less of a bite out of total wages.
2. No one should die because they do not have access to health insurance.
3. No one should go broke because they are sick.
That's a winnig argument more money and less death. Obviously, this is over simplified. However, we need sound bites. If we have to rely on the average American to truly understand something this complex, it will never happen. Unfortunately, Obama has never shown any willingness to go the simple route. Sometimes we need a philospher, sometimes we need a salesman. George Bush was only able to be the latter. If Obama can only do the former he will have a presidency that is mediocre at best.
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