George Bush vetoes child health care bill

[Bundle]

designed to help poor/mid income families

great

[SueBarooeeooeeooooo]

The Republicans don't go a bundle on 'socialized medicine' as they call it. They argue that the law over there already covers essentials.

[SueBarooeeooeeooooo]

no pun intended

[Bundle]

they say it'll help people who aren't actually poor (but obv can't afford health insurance)

[SueBarooeeooeeooooo]

I think the argument is that people who can afford private health insurance will use state-funded insurance instead. Which, if you've got a limited kitty, isn't that bad an argument.

[Bundle]

it's teh inbetweenies who'd benefit.

and the extra funding would be from taxing tobacco, which deifnitely ISN'T a bad thing

[primigravida]

I wonder how much health-care the war in Iraq would have paid for...

[SueBarooeeooeeooooo]

Could we have a new rule that, on a thread about American politics, we can just assume the comment about Iraq has already been made?

[SueBarooeeooeeooooo]

Bundle, I think it's going to be an interesting debate, given that the Democrats are commited to universal healthcare, and the Republicans appear to be not (perhaps, depends who you listen to).

[primigravida]

Sorry Sue, you're right. It's just something that bugs me but it was an unnecessary addition to the discussion.

[SueBarooeeooeeooooo]

primigravida, no, my apologies for being quite so sharp.