Bush blasts Kerry's 'enormous price tag' for health care

[papau]

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2004/09/14/MNG048ODGU1.DTL

Bush blasts Kerry's 'enormous price tag' for health care
GOP incumbent says plan creates nationalized system
- David E. Sanger, New York Times Tuesday, September 14, 2004

Battle Creek, Mich. -- President Bush sped across southwest Michigan on Monday, assailing Sen. John Kerry for plans that he said would result in nationalized health care.

Bush also defended his proposal to privatize part of Social Security, saying long-standing Democratic charges that it would undercut the system amounted to "the most tired, pathetic way to campaign for the presidency." <snip>

"I'm running against a fellow who has got a massive, complicated blueprint to have our government take over the decision-making in health care, " the president said. "Not only is his plan going to increase the power of bureaucrats in your life, but he can't pay for it unless he raises your taxes."

Kerry's campaign officials Monday called that characterization a fabrication and a deliberate distortion. Sarah Bianchi, the policy director for the Kerry campaign, said of his plan: "It gives small business a tax credit to buy health insurance. The last time I checked, tax cuts for small businesses is not nationalized health care." <snip>

Mr. Kerry's campaign officials on Monday called that characterization a fabrication and a deliberate distortion. "It's ridiculous," said Sarah Bianchi, the policy director for the Kerry campaign, in a telephone call to reporters who were traveling with Mr. Bush. "The reason he is doing it is that he doesn't have a plan; he has a failed record."<snip>

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[Xenus Sister]

1. $3 Trillion Price Tag Left Out As Bush Details His Agenda

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=washpost/a18876_2004sep13

[ixion]

2. Bush, who has increased government and invaded our privacy

MORE THAN ANY OTHER pRESIDENT talking like this, and the ludicrous fact that people don't call him on it, just makes me :puke:

[NewYorkerfromMass]

7. since when did Bush give a shit how much stuff costs?

Look at Iraq for instance.....

[Union Thug]

3. How much is that imperial war costing us, Lil' George?

Uh huh. Thought so. Shut the hell up.

[ClintonTyree]

4. Kinda like..................

that enormous price tag for a needless war in Iraq? Where do we stand now Georgie? Over $200 Billion isn't it? And all on credit. Shut the fuck up you mindless moron.

[chelsea0011]

5. Uhmmmmm. hasn't health care costs increased by double digits yearly

since Bush took over? But I quess we are talking private health cost so that's OK.

[BootinUp]

6. Oh the hypocrisy!

Aiiiieeee!

[opihimoimoi]

8. Bush is full of scare tatics and BS. The cost will be used to

make America Healthier...lessening our doctor bills in the long term thus saving us from what we are spending now.

The Nation reaps the net savings... Kerrys plan is a wise investment.

The Flim Flam Bush cannot be trusted. Look at his record...nothing but deception and Spin... He will say anything to stay in power..

***********Bushes Report Card is full of F's ****************

[JimmyJazz]

9. Kerry has to continue hammering home the point

that we are the only industrialized nation without national healthcare. People will eventually get it and ask: If these other countries can afford it, why can't we?