NewsMax reports that in an interview with the Associated Press, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-IL/AR, oops, NY) reveals why she thinks her bid to nationalize one-seventh of the nation’s economy failed:
“The president can propose, but the Congress has to dispose, and if we don’t have a consensus in the country that our present system is no longer adequate to provide quality affordable coverage to every American and increase the competitiveness of our economy and reduce the burden on individuals, then we can’t get any plan sent forward,” she said.There are different ways to achieve the goals of universal coverage, higher quality and lower costs, she said, “But the first step is getting a majority of our citizens convinced it has to be done,” she said.
The problem isn’t that her solution would have reduced choice and higher taxes in a single-payer system, it’s that you don’t hate the current system enough. Time for more slamming of the health care system, she supposes.
The current health-care system does have its faults, but HillaryCare is not a solution that will fix those flaws. Contrary to her own belief, no lesson has been learned here.
