[lbo-talk] McCain's health care "plan"

B. docile_body at yahoo.com
Tue Apr 29 20:33:23 PDT 2008


[Big surprise, his plan sucks and would actually encourage employers to eliminate health care for their workers, leaving those workers and their families as free agents on the market. -B.]

McCain's health plan here:

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/30/us/politics/30mccain.html?_r=1&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&oref=slogin

[...]

Elizabeth Edwards, the wife of former Senator John Edwards, recently pointed out that both she and Mr. McCain could be left uncovered by Mr. McCain’s plan because she has cancer and he has had melanoma. Stung by such criticism, Mr. McCain is trying to develop a way to cover people with health problems while still taking a generally market-based approach to solving the health care crisis.



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