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I mean, I understand why he didn't "send" legislation to the hill, we've been there done that on health care. But, IMHO, he should have been out there talking about REAL stories and to REAL people affected by this broken system. Imagine if he had held SEVERAL town halls to counter Republicans who told folks who were truly suffering to "look to your neighbors" (or some such BS). Imagine if he had hammered home the moral imperative to make health care available and afordable to all. Plus, he never once talked about how it would make us more competitive int he world. Even with Republicans behaving badly they STILL dominated the debate and used the same ole tax and spend, death panel etc scare tactics. Instead he was virtually silent, until now, where he is out there defending the taxation of so-called "Cadillac" plans (BTW - I'd love to be a fly on the wall when he meets with Union leaders on Monday - they will be pissed as this is a major campaign promise broken).
I'm disappointed in his handling of health care, and that is a huge issue to me, possibly my number one. For now I withhold judgment on the rest, but I give him a D- on this one.
BTW - one puzzler for me was Biden. I REALLY liked his plan during the primaries. Basically it was open up Medicaid to all kids up to 24, and families at or below poverty. Expand Medicare or the plans available to fed gov employees by allowing a buy in for those under 65 (with rates increasing the younger you were) and FINALLY a having the government take over ALL catastrophic care (you know anything over $500,000-$1 mil cap). It was simple, would have covered virtually everyone. The catastrophic care would eliminate the BS of insurance companies denial of someone like my sister-in-law ('cause if you add it all up, her insurance, co-pays etc, etc have probably hit over $500,000 in the last 6 years). And it would have lowered premiums for all of us, 'cause you know what my insurance company always gives as a reason for increased rates, too many catastrophic cases in the pool had to be paid out.
I just didn't see Biden's "stamp" so-to-speak on the debate. I did on Afghanistan (thank you sir), but not on this very important issue that he spoke so passionately about. I know, he can't do it all, so I forgive my favorite politician.
Cheers!
Susan
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