Yeah, I like how she uses the Frank Luntz template...

2009-06-25T18:20:19.775-07:00

Yeah, I like how she uses the Frank Luntz template of calling it a "takeover" (http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/frank-luntz-the-language-of-healthcare-20091.pdf)

Also, the George Will column is spot-on in one way...ANY government option will lead to a single-payer system. And there is nothing wrong with that. The thing is that conservatives talk a lot about letting the market work itself out, but they are against a public option because they know that if there were a cheaper program out there the market will gravitate to it. As such, their only option is to prevent that public option at all costs. Once there is any form of government program some large company is going to take the plunge and once they do it will force their competitors to do the same thing, since the market will demand their competitors pass along the same increased profits. The way the argument is framed it gives tacit acknowledgement that private insurance cannot compete with a public option, which I think is overall a negative for conservatives since most of us are smart enough to know that when they say unfair competition they mean it will be cheaper than what private insurers can provide. It is fun to watch both sides fight it out, but I fear for the results since the stakes are so high.

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Yeah, I like how she uses the Frank Luntz template...