Leader Limbaugh: "Exercise Freaks" Are Driving Up Costs, Public Option Will Lead To Single Payer
Posted on June 11th, 2009 by Jason Rosenbaum in Profits Before People
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Rush Limbaugh, who's seen as the leader of the Republican party by most people in the country, thinks our health care crisis is caused by "exercise freaks" who's broken bones and sprained ankles are stressing the health care system. Listen:
Rush also thinks we're going to end up with single payer, contrary to the continued assertions of President Obama that you'll always be able to keep the insurance you have if you like it:
There will be no private insurance once they get a public option. That's the dirty little secret. There will be no competition. That's the dirty little secret. What public — once a public option is in place, the insurance companies are not going to be able to compete. It's — they're not even going to try. The insurance companies are going to try to offload. Once there is a public option, you're going to see the insurance companies get out of it and get on board the government plan for a whole host of reasons. The dirty little secret here is that the idea of a public option is to end up with a single payer and that's the federal government.
It's interesting to see how out of touch the leader of the Republican party is, blaming the health care crisis on "exercise freaks" and lying about the President's plan. It's also interesting to see what Rush isn't doing here: Offering his solution to the health care crisis. It's fitting that the leader of the Republican party also has no new ideas.
Wow, Rush Limbaugh accidentally admits that for-profit health insurance is less efficient and less capable than government-provided health insurance and thus for-profit can't compete on the open market! What next, Rush embraces Communism? LOL :).
First they say government can't do anything well then they say competing with for profit companies is unfair.
They've been lying about this since FDR. He wanted healthcare to go along with social security but couldn't risk losing the whole plan.
They are liars pure and simple.
Funny that Rush leaves OxyContin addicts out of that list. (: But I digress. Of course study after study after study shows that those who exercise have fewer health problems than those who don't and cost the health care system less in both the short- and long-term.
How long did it take you to write this blog.