In
his appearance on Fox News Sunday Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney
insisted that the health care reform plan he implemented in Massachusetts is in
no way similar to the one President Obama is advocating for. The governor’s
reasoning is because Romney's plan was state-based and the president’s proposal
is a federal plan.
His
way of thinking was a bit of a stretch. Romney defended the universal health
care system he put into place as governor as the ultimate conservative plan,
the ultimate pro-life effort, and one that is working well. But the
Massachusetts Republican was troubled that Obama would think of employing a
similar reform on the federal level.
Romney,
a likely 2012 presidential candidate, refused to admit that his plan was akin to
Obama's, in spite of host Chris Wallace pointing out that both plans shared
many key measures; like an individual and employer mandate, subsidies for those
who would have trouble buying insurance, and minimum standards for coverage.
A
couple of differences that Romney did point to were that his plan had no mechanisms
to keep insurance premiums in check, and that the president's plan proposes some
minor cuts to Medicare and some ancillary taxes designed to provide sufficient funds
to keep per capita spending down; something that the Massachusetts plan failed
to do. This might be why Massachusetts currently has some of the highest health
insurance premiums in the nation.
Romney interview on Fox part 1
Romney interview on Fox part 2
Another republican hypocrite. Why are Americans soo dumb to believe these liars?
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