Today’s The New York Times leads with more on the health care bill making its way being bulldozed through Congress. Not atypically, The Grey Lady casts its story line as a partisan feud between people-loving Democrats and cold-hearted Republicans, who rebuff the proposed legislation. Oh, it is SO much more than that.
Yet, at least the Times admits, upfront, that what we’re going to experience firsthand, beginning as early as this fall, is
the biggest changes in social policy in more than 40 years.
And, despite what you’ll read next, the proposed legislation will not cover all Americans, will require health care rationing (with the government or a quasi-governmental agency playing a role in determining what care you may receive), will cover abortion, and will cost over $1 trillion over a ten-year period.
Here’s the sales pitch:
The bill, which aims to make health insurance available to all Americans, was approved, 13 to 10, by the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions. The panel was the first Congressional committee to approve the health legislation.
“If you don’t have health insurance, this bill is for you,” said Senator Christopher J. Dodd, Democrat of Connecticut, who presided over more than three weeks of grueling committee sessions. “It stops insurance companies from denying coverage based on pre-existing conditions. It guarantees that you’ll be able to find an insurance plan that works for you, including a public health insurance option if you want it.”
Can I get an Oy vey iz mir?
