Let me say this: I certainly think this country needs a public option Health Care system. The inadequate care of those uninsured (and even those insured!) is inexcusable, when compared to other countries (i.e. look at Europe). Critics may say that the Government is overexhausting its power, but how can one justify overzealous insurance companies who offer relatively steep costs to begin with and for the most part don't even foot the whole medical bill when time comes to anti up?
With that said, the means in which some politicians are trying to fund such a behemoth bill does make me rather skeptical. Senator Max Baucus of Montana, who is currently the Senate Finance Committee Chairman and major player in health care reform, recently outlined 12 ways in which Congress can pay for Health Care Legislation. A possible tax on health benefits is costly to the middle class and against Obama's promise, and charging fees to pharmaceutical manufacturers may be a bit too overbearing...
From what I've heard from talks so far, I really think that Health Care legislation will need a long overhaul already, even though it didn't even reach the House Floor yet. I know it's not going to be an easy bill push through--even Obama has expressed the complexity of the bill. Anyway, the big news in the House this week was a the struggle to keep the bill under the $1-trillion mark and to find a way to pay for it -- all while keeping to a July 31 deadline to pass a bill out of the chamber. Glad Blue Dog Dems have voiced their concerns early on.
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