Crooks and Liars directs us to a point made by Elizabeth Edwards
Elizabeth Edwards, the wife of former Democratic presidential contender John Edwards, said she and John McCain have one thing in common: “Neither one of us would be covered by his health policy.”
Edwards lodged her criticism of the presumptive Republican presidential nominee’s proposal Saturday at the annual meeting of the Assn. of Health Care Journalists.
Under McCain’s plan, insurance companies “wouldn’t have to cover preexisting conditions like melanoma and breast cancer,” she said.
Certainly there is room for vigorous debate about what should and should not be covered. But no one the post, nor did any of the comments I perused note the other obvious point: why the fuck should a government health policy cover 2 people who are dirty, stinking rich?
Interesting, John McCain’s net worth is listed on his Wikipedia page, but John Edwards’s is not.
Lawtonfunk Says:
Huh? Are you suggesting that insurance policies requirement to pay claims be based upon the financial assets of the insured party? Without meaning to sound like a red-baiter, that just sounds like communist-talk. You know, “from each according to his ability, to each according to his needs”.