If Nobody Can Afford It, Does It Make A Difference? (Digby)

[Mass]

A very good question, and a reason why I would like to hear more Democrats talk against this bill.
Please read the link.
http://digbysblog.blogspot.com/2009/09/if-nobody-can-afford-it-does-it-make.html

by dday

I mentioned below that there are other major concerns with the Baucus draft, which is really the blueprint for what the President laid out last week in a variety of ways. Jon Cohn found a document from the Senate Finance Committee showing the impact of the bill on the middle class:


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I just don't believe that the guy who created a bill which represents a gift to the insurance industry is all that concerned about "legitimate" affordability concerns. But in the end, the bill can't work unless people can afford coverage. That would obliterate everything it's trying to do.