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In reply to the discussion: John Edwards... the REST of the story [View all]ProSense
(116,464 posts)31. Edwards Statement On Health Care Mandate
Edwards Statement On Health Care Mandate
November 28, 2007
Chapel Hill, North Carolina Senator John Edwards released the following statement today on the need for clear, direct answers on how we will reach universal health care:
"We need true universal health care reform that covers every single man, woman, and child in America. It is wrong to leave anyone without the care they need. A universal system will work better for all of us delivering better care at lower cost.
"Barack Obama's plan leaves out 15 million people. The truth is that some people will choose not to buy insurance even though it's affordable, knowing that the rest of us will pay for their emergency room visits.
"But it is just as bad to say that everyone will have insurance without a plan to get there. Hillary Clinton says her plan will cover everyone through a 'mandate' but does not provide even the most rudimentary idea much less a detailed plan of how this 'mandate' would work. To get fundamental change in our health care system, we need a fundamental change in our politics. That starts with being clear and direct about what we are going to do and how we are going to do it."
Edwards' truly universal health care plan will ensure that every American has health insurance. He will require proof of insurance when income taxes are paid and when health care is provided. Families without insurance will be enrolled in Medicare, Medicaid, SCHIP or another targeted plan or be assigned a plan within new Health Care Markets.
Families who lose coverage will be expected to enroll in another plan or be assigned one. For the few people who refuse to pay, the government will help collect back premiums with interest and collection costs by using tools like the ones it uses for student loans and taxes, including collection agencies and wage garnishment.
http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=91170#axzz1qqZ9tZYk
November 28, 2007
Chapel Hill, North Carolina Senator John Edwards released the following statement today on the need for clear, direct answers on how we will reach universal health care:
"We need true universal health care reform that covers every single man, woman, and child in America. It is wrong to leave anyone without the care they need. A universal system will work better for all of us delivering better care at lower cost.
"Barack Obama's plan leaves out 15 million people. The truth is that some people will choose not to buy insurance even though it's affordable, knowing that the rest of us will pay for their emergency room visits.
"But it is just as bad to say that everyone will have insurance without a plan to get there. Hillary Clinton says her plan will cover everyone through a 'mandate' but does not provide even the most rudimentary idea much less a detailed plan of how this 'mandate' would work. To get fundamental change in our health care system, we need a fundamental change in our politics. That starts with being clear and direct about what we are going to do and how we are going to do it."
Edwards' truly universal health care plan will ensure that every American has health insurance. He will require proof of insurance when income taxes are paid and when health care is provided. Families without insurance will be enrolled in Medicare, Medicaid, SCHIP or another targeted plan or be assigned a plan within new Health Care Markets.
Families who lose coverage will be expected to enroll in another plan or be assigned one. For the few people who refuse to pay, the government will help collect back premiums with interest and collection costs by using tools like the ones it uses for student loans and taxes, including collection agencies and wage garnishment.
http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=91170#axzz1qqZ9tZYk
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He was the only one with this message and yes, he forced the other candidates to include it in
gateley
Apr 2012
#2
As long as the republicans continue to stonewall it there will be little to no real
cstanleytech
Apr 2012
#51
I think Obama had a good sense of the 2 americas as well. he was a lot closer to the poorer part
Whisp
Apr 2012
#85
Obama was never poor. Neither was Edwards. But Edwards grew up in a working class family.
HiPointDem
Apr 2012
#192
Am I the only one that found the reference to "integrity" in the OP somewhat ironic?
onenote
Apr 2012
#3
IIRC, newt gingrich threw his first two wives over because of their physical imperfections.
calimary
Apr 2012
#52
Just like Lt. Hiroo Onada, who continued to fight World War II for 29 years after it ended
frazzled
Apr 2012
#16
OMFG. Just read the whole sickening piece. The diarist is a sick piece of crap. Shame for posting
cali
Apr 2012
#24
So they hypnotized him to cheat on Elizabeth? And to not use birth control with his mistress?
Nye Bevan
Apr 2012
#71
He never truly cared about the poor. He was cynically staking out the campaign position
Nye Bevan
Apr 2012
#65
Fuck this narcissistic man with a God complex. I don't care that he was a weak man who cheated, but
Pisces
Apr 2012
#76
Unionworks, I never supported Edwards, he voted for the War in Iraq, as did Hillary, so they were
sabrina 1
Apr 2012
#122
Elizabeth told her side of the story. She was married for 30 years. The side you are now taking as
sabrina 1
Apr 2012
#153
Translation: If only his wife hadn't gotten fat, maybe he wouldn't have cheated...
Drunken Irishman
Apr 2012
#129
HE doesn't need to do any soul searching. YOU do. You're the one who brought that filth here.
DevonRex
Apr 2012
#137
There is NO side that EVER says that it's okay to cheat on your wife because she has cancer
DevonRex
Apr 2012
#139
It is hard to find what you are looking for - and the DK article was desperation
karynnj
Apr 2012
#170
I guarantee you that every candidate to ever run made some insiders nervous....
Drunken Irishman
Apr 2012
#219