March 13, 2005
Quote Of The Moment #0090
If you listen to the presidential debates, you can’t figure out what they’re saying, and that’s on purpose. The last debate was supposed to be about domestic issues. The New York Times commented that Kerry didn’t make any hint about possible government involvement in health care programs because that position has, in their words, "no political support". Well, according to the most recent polls, 80% of the population thinks that the government ought to guarantee health care for everyone, and furthermore regard it as a moral obligation. That tells you something about people’s values. But there's "no political support".
Why? Because the pharmaceutical industry is opposed, the financial institutions are opposed, the insurance industry is opposed, so there's "no political support". It doesn’t matter if 80% of the population regard it as a moral obligation: that doesn’t count as political support.
Posted by Eddie Tews at March 13, 2005 04:45 PM
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