What Do Republicans Really Want in Healthcare?

News Type: Opinion — Seeded on Thu Aug 20, 2009 12:44 PM EDT

Article Source: FOXNews.com

If the Republicans actually had a platform on healthcare reform, here's my version of what it might look like.

"As Republicans, we ask 'Who says our healthcare system doesn't work?' The CEO of AETNA made $24 million last year.It certainly works for him. Sure there's 47 million Americans who don't have health insurance, but we're more concerned about making sure those CEO's don't get a salary cut.

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jedipunk

Those liberals ask why we're the only industrialized nation without national healthcare. And we tell them, because we're better than everyone else!

So what kind of healthcare reform do we Republicans really want? The kind that keeps the Republican party healthy. None."

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#1 - Fri Aug 21, 2009 8:17 AM EDT

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Missgpie

I have many friends that are Republicans and when I ask them what their solution is, they stammer and then negate the ideas about health care that are out there. I ask again to another and get the same. They have no real solutions, just criticisms. I agree that they just want to keep things status quo and the $$$ coming in. It's a big problem.

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#2 - Sun Aug 23, 2009 7:43 PM EDT

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Leading Blue Dog: Covering uninsured not top priority of health reform	TheHill.com	Thu Aug 20	2
Polls: Obama approval rating stands at 51 percent	CNN	Thu Aug 20	13
"While just 36 percent believe Obama's efforts to reform the health system are a good idea, that number increases to 53 percent when respondents were read a paragraph describing Obama's plans."	fivethirtyeight.com	Thu Aug 20	461
Obama Clears Up Healthcare Misconceptions	The Washington Post	Thu Aug 20	2
Daily Gut: Barney Frank's Heroic Stand Against Tyranny	big hollywood blog	Thu Aug 20	222

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