General Discussion

solarhydrocan

(551 posts)

2. You mentioned the Heritage Foundation but failed to point out

Mon Oct 21, 2013, 08:54 PM

Oct 2013

that Obamacare's roots come from the Heritage Foundation

Kind of like when people talk about the Kochs while forgetting that the Kochs funded the DLC

The health insurance mandate in the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is an idea hatched in 1989 by Stuart M. Butler at Heritage in a publication titled "Assuring Affordable Health Care for All Americans".[20] This was also the model for Mitt Romney's health care plan in Massachusetts.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heritage_foundation#Policy_influence

The Rightwing Koch Brothers fund the DLC -- article from '06
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x498414

According to SourceWatch, a project of the Center for Media & Democracy, the brothers are "leading contributors to the Koch family foundations, which supports a network of Conservative organizations and think tanks, including Citizens for a Sound Economy, the Manhattan Institute the Heartland Institute, and the Democratic Leadership Council."

http://www.democrats.com/node/7789

"You can fool some people some times, but you couldn't fool all the people all the time" -- Bob Marley

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

13 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Transcript: Special Statement by me on the Affordable Care Act also known as Obamacare from my Show [View all] stevenleser Oct 2013 OP

K & R Thinkingabout Oct 2013 #1

Except in states that didn't approve Medicaid expansion, where SharonAnn Oct 2013 #7

I was talking about Medicare but your point is well taken on the medicaid. I hope for Thinkingabout Oct 2013 #9

Actually, there is an easy workaround for that. I plan to talk about it next week. You can estimate stevenleser Oct 2013 #12

You mentioned the Heritage Foundation but failed to point out solarhydrocan Oct 2013 #2

Not Obamacare's roots. One small part of the Affordable Care Act seems like it might come from that. stevenleser Oct 2013 #5

Looks like job security in the coming months. I heard a senior lady complaining just Thinkingabout Oct 2013 #10

Me me me me me mrsadm Oct 2013 #3

Thank you for kicking my OP! stevenleser Oct 2013 #4

Steve and I disagree about many issues... Demo_Chris Oct 2013 #8

No, it was not mrsadm Oct 2013 #11

Thanks Steven. Besides the free check-ups isn't there birth control, maternity, mammograms and a okaawhatever Oct 2013 #6

Yes, you are right. I wanted to go into that more but I didn't have much time for that piece. stevenleser Oct 2013 #13