Reply #18: Whose plan do you favor?

[Donna Zen]

I too like the Kucinich plan; however, part of implimenting any program is finding the funding. PB is correct when he says that all of this is very costly including moving to "single payer." The "rub" here is two fold: to shake the money out of the Pentagon one must the authority and support to do so. One of the reasons Clark interests me, is that it is rare opportunity to achieve that goal. (I know you have strong negative feelings about Clark, but I would ask that those be set aside at this juncture so that we may consider the stated aim of funding and improving Healthcare.) Second, we must understand that K-street is unfortunately very powerful within our government, and they will do everything with their considerable power to stop any move single payer. How do I know this? Because I live in Maine where we have fought the forces arrayed in this battle for several years. Currently, with the leadership of centrist Dem Governor, we have just this year become a state with a plan in place for providing "universal healthcare. The plan was enacted because it went around the usual "single payer" format. Instead it incorporates current systems into a "Maine Plan" with the support of small and medium business to buy in.