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Mr. McCain’s Definition of ‘Best Coverage’, Pt.9 – Mr. O is seeking help from employers.

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Mr. Post criticizes Mr. O’s health insurance proposals on what he calls some ‘problems’. Again as earlier, the reporter is making some judgment calls on the readers’ behalf. This brings us back to the real issue described in article #2 of this series. There is a culture in America who could care less about “their fellow Americans”. They are remiss when they don’t state this explicitly. So, as the readers decide for themselves, let’s examine these ‘problems’. Mr. O has opened his books to the public by providing ‘numbers’ to appraise Americans in order for the experts and wonks to assess and explain to the more ‘passive thinkers’ who don’t take the time to understand our nation’s health insurance/care crises. Mr. McC has not provided many health insurance reform ‘numbers’ showing commitment of serious substance, so only vagueness remains.

When assessing the numbers, the clearest way to decide is to state one’s philosophy up front. Mr. O’s was stated in articles #1 and #2 and reflect: “When almost 50 million Americans are left without health insurance it should become a top priority.” Big problems almost always requires big fixes. JFK’s “Ask not what your country…” speech raised the esteem of our nation to a nonpareil level. But even then, there was a counter-culture hiding in the shadows who believed the opposite without the grit to voice it. Open discussion is good. The health insurance industry is being called upon to do their part. Our soldiers don’t give their lives to make the rich richer. They sacrifice to keep our country the best country. It is not their job to be the only ones who sacrifice.

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