The Moderate Republican: Are There Really 46 Million Uninsured? Depends.

What the Moderate Republican Stands For

Republicans came to power as the party of big ideas, and without returning to that model they could be looking at a long winter. Additionally, those big ideas need to focus on Middle America. Three issues that could work are conservation, reform and localism.

Conservation- a return to the Teddy Roosevelt model of conservation. One doesn’t necessarily have to buy into global warming to appreciate the need to protect the natural resources we have.

Reform- the federal government is bigger than ever, and won’t be getting any smaller over the next four years. Republicans need to fashion themselves as national reformers. Much of Middle America wants the government as safety net, but bloated bureaucracies breed corruption that needs to be dealt with.

Localism- this is the lynchpin that brings it all together. If we bought our food locally, shopped locally, governed locally, many of the issue we now have to deal with would go away, or at the least become manageable.

Below is a collection of writers who speak about the things that matter. Some are Right, some Left and some Center, but all intelligent and rational voices.

Are There Really 46 Million Uninsured? Depends.

For an eye-opening analysis of the real situation with health care check out Keith Hennessey's recent article.

When you hear “46 million uninsured,” or “1 in 6 Americans don’t have health insurance,” remember that this is technically correct but misleading. The more important question is, “How many uninsured people need additional help from taxpayers?”

3 comments:

Anonymous said...: not help from the taxpayers
help from the insurance ind, doctors,scripts. etc.; April 12, 2009 9:39 AM
Steve B said...: How do you force insurance co. and doctors to charge less? The only way is government intervention.; April 12, 2009 11:15 AM
BB-Idaho said...: A bit more definitive information on the demographics can be found in this rollout which is only through 2006. The trends are fairly clear and could be extrapolated.; April 12, 2009 9:33 PM

The Moderate Republican

What the Moderate Republican Stands For

The American Conservative » Rod Dreher

Via Meadia

Front Porch Republic

David Brooks

The Soap Box

Are There Really 46 Million Uninsured? Depends.

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