If you are caught in the ocean and stuck in a life raft with a slow leak, would it pay to stick a knife in it without another life raft in sight? The answer is obvious.
Which is why I find it puzzling that the President continues to try and scuttle the Affordable Care Act, better known as Obamacare, without any kind of a plan in place.
Sure, the president promises a plan that will be “spectacular” and offer “ better coverage than you have now,” but where is it?
The thing is, we have seen what insurance companies are capable of. They put lifetime caps on policies, refuse to offer coverage for people with pre-existing conditions. Those are two things that changed under Obamacare.
I’d be the first to say it wasn’t perfect, but it was SOMETHING. What alternative is in place?
Oh yeah, the opposite of something: nothing.
Here is this week's “On the Mark."