Mass Live has the story Sen. Scott Brown, Elizabeth Warren and Marisa DeFranco weigh in on health care debate ahead of Supreme Court case.
I have selected three parts of the positions of the three candidates. Pick which one you agree with most, then read the article to see who has the position you agree with.
- “I campaigned against the President’s health care bill, I voted to repeal it and would vote to repeal it again. We already have health care in Massachusetts and we did it how we wanted to do it. People love the care and coverages that we have but they don’t like the cost. The costs are out of control. The legislature and the governor can fix that and I’m encouraging them to do it.”
- “The mandate to buy coverage from the health insurance companies is the crux of the problem. I’m glad we did something on the national level but the Democrats really capitulated on the public option and that was a mistake. They started with the public option as their top marker. It’s classic negotiation 101, you negotiate high to end up at middle or high ground of where you want to end. They should have started with single-payer and they would have ended up with a public option. If the insurance companies are really behind their free market mentality, then operate in a market. And if the government is your competitor and you’re so much better than the government, compete.”
- “I think the urgent question now is whether we’re going to be able to hold on to the health care reforms that just passed. There are a lot of people who want to repeal them. I think we need to focus on protecting them and on finding new ways to lower costs, which are still too high.”
The other way to play the game is to guess which candidate has which position, then read the article and score your results. I am afraid there is no prize for the most right answers. Or as David Letterman would say, “This is an exhibition, not a contest. No wagering, please.”
Credit goes to BillM for bringing this article to my attention.