Sunday, November 7, 2010
Obama surprised by political cost of health law
This article talks about a recent press conference with President Barack Obama in which he says the political cost of overhauling the health care system turned out to be higher than he had expected. And he admits that he gets discouraged at times when dealing with the economy. Further he says in reference to the health care plan, "I think that there are times where we said let's just get it done instead of worrying about how we're getting it done, and I think that's a problem. Do you think "forcing" the bill through was a good idea considering the current condition of our economy?
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I'm pretty indifferent on how fast the bill was pushed though. Im glad that it pass but at the same time i dont agree with some things that are in the bill. I think he pushed it though so he could focus on the economy. Only time will tell if pushing the overhaul of the health care system was positive or negative.
As it says in the article, Obama gets discouraged when he thinks about the economy and the political onslaughts that come from his decisions, healthcare in this case. I don't think he thinks that this bill was perfect, but he knows that it was something, a step in what he thinks is the right direction for the American people in the form of public healthcare.
I guarantee Obama hasn't read all 2000+ pages of the healthcare bill, but I'm sure that he gets the overall gist- making it easier and possible for people to get appropriate health attention. This is what I think he was going for when he passed it through.
As for the political consequences to follow, I still think it is early for anyone to say how it will be viewed in the long run, after all the kinks are figured out and the system is able to play itself out.
The health care bill is going to improve our economy in the long run. It is not going to add to the deficit like Republicans claim. In fact, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimated a $143 billion reduction in the deficit from 2010-2019.
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