you are so right, what happened?
Uniquely American Solution - What is it ? Why is it being pushed?
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=6289091&mesg_id=6289091
IMHO this was a MAJOR disappointment from the Dems who once again blocked discussion of a national, not for profit HC system in favor of keeping the for profit system alive. This was not Obama's plan, he was just following along to keep the for profit system afloat.
And of course we hear talk of the deficit and I agree we need to do something, but it is Medicare that is the elephant in the room and the Dems did not address the issue sufficiently. The Repubs did not derail the issue the Dems did when they allowed no discussion to advance the issue. Obama said in a speech before the AMA that we we would not have a SP system because we would not allow a socialized system of HC... WTF? Does he think people are that stupid that they cannot differentiate between a socialized system such as the UK and a SP system as they have in Canada? All of the major candidates jumped on board to the Hacker plan to keep the profit in the system and the even the "liberal" media played along.
From the above link ...
"...In early June, a memo circulated from the Herndon Alliance and Lake Research Partners telling advocacy groups and other interested parties precisely what words they should use to counter Republican messages as health reform’s verbal war begins. The Herndon Alliance, which calls itself a non-partisan coalition, has partnered with some 200 organizations, including former single-payer advocates, think tanks, foundations, advocacy groups, businesses, and health care providers. The Alliance claims to “provide value-added services to partner organizations”—i.e., helping them develop communications strategies. Lake has worked closely with the Alliance in crafting messages its partners can use. She has counseled the Alliance’s partners against using the term “universal coverage.” Maybe that’s why it’s not talked about much anymore. Similarly, she tells activists never to say “Medicare for all.” Instead, they should say “choice of public and private plans.”
...Lake says that frame is “so effective” because it taps into the public’s key expectations for health reform, such as the choice of keeping your current plan and doctor—the president uses that one; affordability (paying less and getting more)—lots of groups are using that one; and finding a uniquely American solution—insurance companies and Sen. Max Baucus have used that one. But wait a minute. Didn’t the phrase “uniquely American solution” surface with Bill Clinton? In the early 1990s, as Clinton began to craft his plan based on managed competition, he framed it as his “uniquely American plan.” How many uniquely American plans can there be? ..."
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