[lbo-talk] Baucus health plan

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I feel the same way.
The Democrats have to choose between votes that will bring some passion to their base (things like real healthcare instead of Baucus "Care", or EFCA)... and things that will bring some passion to their large $ campaign contributors (permitting banks that are even more too big to fail, and fattening the coffers of Aetna and Cigna). They choose the latter, it seems. There's only one way that can turn out. I keep thinking: 
 
        “Given the choice between a Republican and someone who acts like a Republican, people will vote for the real Republican all the time”
 
(although compared to Henry Wallace, Truman was probably someone who acts like a Republican)

----- Original Message ----
> From: Wojtek S wsoko52 at gmail.com> 
> While we are at that, I think that the Baucus plan is a perfect shot in the
> Democrat's foot.  It will fuck Dems big time whether it passes or not.  If
> it passes, it will almost certainly "balance the budget" on the backs of
> working and middle classes by increasing their out of pocket expenses
> without giving anything in return.  The regulation of the industry language
> is nothing but sand iin th eyes,akin to claims made during deregulation of
> utlities that "competitition will bring the prices down."  It is sheer
> bullshit designed to appease the puiblic that has zero factual support.
> 
> So if the bill passes, it will likely provoke the same or even bigger public
> backlash as thge deregulation of utilities did (at least in MD.)  if it does
> notr pass - which IMHO would be a good thing - it will portray Obama
> administration as a failure.