CLARITY - not OBAMAFUSCATION!
Karl Rove writes a column in the WSJ today - "Obama and the Perfect Political Storm" - where he most clearly explains the UNINSURED number:
"In addition, Mr. Obama is trying to overhaul health care without being able to tap into widespread public unhappiness. Nearly nine out of 10 Americans say they have coverage—and large majorities of them are happy with it. Of the 46 million uninsured, 9.7 million are not U.S. citizens; 17.6 million have annual incomes of more than $50,000; and 14 million already qualify for Medicaid or other programs. That leaves less than five million people truly uncovered out of a population of 307 million. Americans don't believe this problem—serious but correctable—justifies the radical shift Mr. Obama offers."
So lets turn our entire system upside down and spend trillions of extra dollars we don't have to cover 1.6% of the population?
We must get sensible!
"In addition, Mr. Obama is trying to overhaul health care without being able to tap into widespread public unhappiness. Nearly nine out of 10 Americans say they have coverage—and large majorities of them are happy with it. Of the 46 million uninsured, 9.7 million are not U.S. citizens; 17.6 million have annual incomes of more than $50,000; and 14 million already qualify for Medicaid or other programs. That leaves less than five million people truly uncovered out of a population of 307 million. Americans don't believe this problem—serious but correctable—justifies the radical shift Mr. Obama offers."
So lets turn our entire system upside down and spend trillions of extra dollars we don't have to cover 1.6% of the population?
We must get sensible!
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posted by Jim | 9:08 AM
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