Chairmans Message By Carolyn Cox IT’S TIME TO UNITE Republicans, it’s time to unite. We can pull together by focusing on our numerous points of accord. We value individual liberty, personal responsibility, and freedom of choice. We all respect meaningful work and charitable assistance, without creating dependency, of course. We can connect long enough to offer health care proposals that meet the needs of all Americans. What are some Republican healthcare proposals? I listed some last week, but to recap and to add a few ideas, health care premiums should be tax deductible for everyone. Young people especially need catastrophic insurance, but we can all use Health Savings Accounts. Even David Goldhill, the Democrat, writing in the Atlantic Monthly, promoted Health Savings Accounts. Also we should all be able to buy insurance across state lines. Competition reduces price. President Obama tried to trick the young and healthy into bearing most of the cost for the aged and sick. That won’t work. Obama also ignores the undeniable truth that people are most aware and cautious of spending when it’s their own money. A Republican approach to healthcare would include a pool for people with pre-existing conditions to help them with premium costs. That’s fair and reasonable. American entrepreneurs have always used their talents and skill and ingenuity to advance medical treatments. Yet Obama chose to tax medical devices. When you tax anything, you get less of it. A Republican plan would throw Obama’s device tax into the ash heap of history. This is the wrong time to quarrel over minor issues. If we allow the Socialists/Democrats to win in 2014, we lose our voice (as happened in 2008). Like it or not, elections have consequences. The next time you look askance at a candidate who is not pro-life enough for you, or not pro-gun enough for you, remember that we do agree on most issues. There’s a more practical reason. You’ll have more luck lobbying a McSally, Martin or Kais than a Ron Barber. Think about it. Top down planning is imploding right before our eyes. This is our time. This is our chance. Reason can prevail.
Posted on: Sat, 16 Nov 2013 15:21:46 +0000
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