WHOM DO YOU PREFER?

The issue here is health care. Which candidate are you going to go for?

Candidate No. 1.

"I have great faith in the government of the United States. The government has done a wonderful job of protecting the retirement of tens of millions of senior citizens through Social Security, the most successful public program in the history of governance. There are many other tremendous government successes we should be celebrating every day. On the health front we have Medicare, Medicaid and our incredible veteran's hospitals. We also have the new prescription medicine program without which thousands would certainly die every year. The only way to insure that the citizens of this country have adequate health care is to make sure that the same government that brought us Social Security, Medicaid and Medicare brings us our everyday health care services. The private sector works fine for things and services that people don't actually need. Essential services, however, must be provided by government. Profits are OK for non-essential goods and services. Nobody should make an obscene profit caring for the health of our nation. In the first 100 days after my election I will begin the process of nationalizing our health care and health insurance industries. To be sure, it will be expensive. But there are thousands of wealth people in this country who each year earn far more money than they actually need. These millionaires owe a debt to the working people of this country who have enriched them. Starting next January 20th, I'll be the debt collector for the working class."

Candidate No. 2

"I know that many of you are distressed over the cost of health care, the cost of health insurance and the difficulty some of your fellow citizens have in getting basic medical care. You have been told that the solution is more government. The reality is that the solution is less government. Since World War II our government has been involved in a systematic and deliberate effort to thwart any attempt Americans might make to become self reliant in terms of their own health care. Big-government politicians have created a tax structure whereby your employer can get a big tax write-off for providing you with insurance, but you get no tax break if you buy that insurance policy on your own. The goal here has been to compel you to rely on others for your health insurance rather than yourself. Lobbyists have cajoled state legislatures to add expensive "mandates" to insurance policies, often pricing those insurance policies out of your reach. If, after all, you and your spouse have no plans to procreate, why should you pay for maternity benefits? I understand the power of the competitive free marketplace. Our history is full of examples of explosions in innovation and customer service for many industries when the government gets out of the way. For one example you need look no further than the deregulation of the phone companies. As your president I intend to use the proven power of the free market to make health care more affordable and available to all Americans. No longer will our tax code punish you for assuming the responsibility for your own medical care. Under my reform plans you will be able to put aside thousands of dollars every year, tax free, to cover your basic medical needs. This will enable you to buy insurance policies; policies free of mandates; policies tailored to meet your specific needs. These policies will be substantially cheaper than those available to you today because of the large deductibles your medical savings accounts will allow. History shows when the government gets out of the way of the free marketplace the consumers are the eventual winners. This would include consumers of health care. I'm not interested in giving the government the power to control your health care. I'll leave that desire to those who believe America is great because of government. My goal will be to get the government out of the way and unleash the power of the marketplace."

OK ... there you go. Two candidates; two messages. Care to cast a vote?

AND A FEW MORE THINGS ....

• The United Nations has a new president of the General Assembly. His name is Migue d'Escoto Brockmann. He was the foreign minister of Nicaragua during the Communist Sandinista regime. He is also the winner of the 1985 Lenin Prize. Well, that certainly qualifies him to preside over the UN general assembly.
   
• Ever heard of Eric Holder? Probably not, but his name will be tossed around quite a bit over the next months. He's one of the three on the Barack Obama vice-presidential selection committee. Holder has quite a history. You'll hear some of it on the show today.
   
• Who said - to paraphrase - "My friends, we live in the greatest nation in the history of the world. I hope you'll join with me as we try to change it." Once again ... tune in for the answer (if you haven't figured it out already).

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Looks like Japan is seeing its share of helicopter parents as well ... so the schools have decided to appease parents by giving every child the lead in the school play. It's good for their self-esteem, you know.

I know just what will make our government schools even better ... a federal law to create uniform guidelines for food allergies.

Talk about stating the obvious: Some Katrina refugees receiving FEMA assistance are not willing to help themselves.

The citizens of Dallas decided to rename a road Cesar Chvez Boulevard, which the city government isn't too happy about.

The Minneapolis City Council has passed an ordinance that limits vehicle idling to three minutes or less in order to reduce air pollution.

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