Comments on: Dole Robocall – “Queen of Health Care” http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/2008/10/31/dole-robocall-queen-of-health-care/ The Progressive Pulse is a blog about the issues, debates, and people that affect North Carolina public policy. As with the organization that sponsors it, NC Policy Watch, its ultimate objective is to improve the quality of life in the state, in this case by promoting the development of an informed, energetic and progressive online community. The Progressive Pulse welcomes the contributions of interested people of all points of view provided they are of a reasonable length, have some relevance to issues of North Carolina public policy and abide by the common rules of online etiquette (i.e., please avoid inappropriate language and show a measure of respect for others --even the John Locke Foundation). To post a comment, simply click the comment line then provide your name and email. Your email address will not be collected or shared. If you would like to be contributing writer, please send your post to info@ncpolicywatch.com with 'blog' in the subject line. If the post meets with our criteria (has a progressive perspective and is relative to our state), we will publish it. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 01:49:49 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Adam Searing http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/2008/10/31/dole-robocall-queen-of-health-care/comment-page-1/#comment-28165 Adam Searing Mon, 03 Nov 2008 16:07:48 +0000 http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/?p=1878#comment-28165 Yes - and especially since Hagan, with her pro-business-pretty-conservative-Democratic background, is probably more sympathetic - and certainly much more effective - on many of the chamber's issues than Dole! Yes – and especially since Hagan, with her pro-business-pretty-conservative-Democratic background, is probably more sympathetic – and certainly much more effective – on many of the chamber’s issues than Dole!

]]> By: Adam Linker http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/2008/10/31/dole-robocall-queen-of-health-care/comment-page-1/#comment-28163 Adam Linker Mon, 03 Nov 2008 14:31:35 +0000 http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/?p=1878#comment-28163 It's interesting that the US Chamber of Commerce would call to support Dole's health care plan since the chamber has been sharply critical of the proposals made by Dole and McCain. The US Chamber president has said that their plans will lead to the unraveling of the employer based system of health care. He has also said that the individual-based health insurance system can't take up the slack. http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2008/10/07/US_Chamber_chilly_toward_McCain_plan/UPI-44581223424411/ It’s interesting that the US Chamber of Commerce would call to support Dole’s health care plan since the chamber has been sharply critical of the proposals made by Dole and McCain.

The US Chamber president has said that their plans will lead to the unraveling of the employer based system of health care. He has also said that the individual-based health insurance system can’t take up the slack.

http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2008/10/07/US_Chamber_chilly_toward_McCain_plan/UPI-44581223424411/

]]> By: PAW http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/2008/10/31/dole-robocall-queen-of-health-care/comment-page-1/#comment-28132 PAW Mon, 03 Nov 2008 04:22:00 +0000 http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/?p=1878#comment-28132 I got the Chamber call, too. And, one from the RNC. The best was the one from Hugh Webster. Obviously, they are targeting the "registered-from-infancy, yellow dog, chronic Democrat voters who were born and raised in the shadow of Mayor Daley in Chicago". I got the Chamber call, too. And, one from the RNC. The best was the one from Hugh Webster. Obviously, they are targeting the “registered-from-infancy, yellow dog, chronic Democrat voters who were born and raised in the shadow of Mayor Daley in Chicago”.

]]> By: AdamL http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/2008/10/31/dole-robocall-queen-of-health-care/comment-page-1/#comment-28106 AdamL Sun, 02 Nov 2008 19:55:55 +0000 http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/?p=1878#comment-28106 I do have to take issue with you guys on one point. Dole does not include any health care proposals on her website. Instead, the only mention of her opinions on health care appear under the heading "accomplishments." I actually thought an entire paragraph was sort of long to list her accomplishments. I do have to take issue with you guys on one point. Dole does not include any health care proposals on her website. Instead, the only mention of her opinions on health care appear under the heading “accomplishments.”

I actually thought an entire paragraph was sort of long to list her accomplishments.

]]> By: Elaine Mejia http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/2008/10/31/dole-robocall-queen-of-health-care/comment-page-1/#comment-28012 Elaine Mejia Sat, 01 Nov 2008 13:24:31 +0000 http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/?p=1878#comment-28012 I got the call here in Duplin county. It sounded like the reference to making health care more affordable was the Medicare prescription drug bill. It's too funny that the one accomplishment they point to in the call is so blatantly a "socialist" approach to health care policy. Makes you wonder - why would she and McCain and other free-market purists voted for such a "socialist" approach. I mean, wouldn't a tax credit to help seniors purchase drugs have been a better approach? Oh but wait, to reach most seniors the tax credit would have to be refundable and that's "spreading the wealth around." No wonder, as Adam points out, there's only one itty bitty paragraph on her website about health care reform! I got the call here in Duplin county. It sounded like the reference to making health care more affordable was the Medicare prescription drug bill. It’s too funny that the one accomplishment they point to in the call is so blatantly a “socialist” approach to health care policy. Makes you wonder – why would she and McCain and other free-market purists voted for such a “socialist” approach. I mean, wouldn’t a tax credit to help seniors purchase drugs have been a better approach? Oh but wait, to reach most seniors the tax credit would have to be refundable and that’s “spreading the wealth around.” No wonder, as Adam points out, there’s only one itty bitty paragraph on her website about health care reform!

]]> By: Kimberly http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/2008/10/31/dole-robocall-queen-of-health-care/comment-page-1/#comment-28006 Kimberly Sat, 01 Nov 2008 11:21:05 +0000 http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/?p=1878#comment-28006 I received the same robocall and was infuriated that she would make such a claim. I visited with her Health Policy Advisor in DC last spring to ask her to support full funding and expansion of SCHIP, but first I had to explain to her own Health Policy Advisor what SCHIP was because she admitted that she didn't know. If her own Health Policy Advisor didn't know anything about SCHIP then how can she pass along critical information to Senator Dole? She can't and from Senator Dole's history of not supporting public health programs it doesn't surprise me. Her claim to have made health care more affordable is just one more lie. Luckily, more people are seeing the lies, fear mongering, etc from the republican party for what it really is, a diversion from the issues because they don't have a candidate that has shown he or she will really address the issues to benefit the majority of the population. I received the same robocall and was infuriated that she would make such a claim. I visited with her Health Policy Advisor in DC last spring to ask her to support full funding and expansion of SCHIP, but first I had to explain to her own Health Policy Advisor what SCHIP was because she admitted that she didn’t know. If her own Health Policy Advisor didn’t know anything about SCHIP then how can she pass along critical information to Senator Dole? She can’t and from Senator Dole’s history of not supporting public health programs it doesn’t surprise me. Her claim to have made health care more affordable is just one more lie. Luckily, more people are seeing the lies, fear mongering, etc from the republican party for what it really is, a diversion from the issues because they don’t have a candidate that has shown he or she will really address the issues to benefit the majority of the population.

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]]> By: Libertarian Girl http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/2008/10/31/dole-robocall-queen-of-health-care/comment-page-1/#comment-27975 Libertarian Girl Sat, 01 Nov 2008 02:53:58 +0000 http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/?p=1878#comment-27975 To be fair, the SCHIP bill in question wouldn't have necessarily expanded health care-- a lot of observers said it would move people off private health care plans and onto public ones. These would have been middle class families; the poorest ones are already covered. She should put a lot more relating to health care on her site. To be fair, the SCHIP bill in question wouldn’t have necessarily expanded health care– a lot of observers said it would move people off private health care plans and onto public ones. These would have been middle class families; the poorest ones are already covered.

She should put a lot more relating to health care on her site.

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