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Geraldine Ferraro on Health-Care Reform

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Date:Thu, 23 Jul 2009|

Description:FOX News Contributor Geraldine Ferraro on the costs of health-care reform.

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Geraldine Ferraro of course the former vice presidential candidate has been sent Fox News contributor a woman is double the medical system perhaps more than she would like on. German Iliescu a little bit about this goal but the president race tonight and again it was noon today so I don't want to summit in India which it but it wasn't. That that there might have to be some provision made a heart for hardship cases of hardship exemption that would cover. The what the president says would be the two to 3% don't go along with us now. Many your colleagues are for -- states and in the Senate argue it's considerably higher than two -- 3%. That's a whole new expense there's.

Parts -- but the people who can't pay for. I mean that's where it's coming down on -- but the thing about it is if you take a look at what he said and that it's its -- to you discussion just now that the secretary. It's almost as if is if you're listening he wasn't listening because it is about more taxes and isn't that everybody's going to get everything you miss -- at increasing deficit. I think tonight when Obama to do you don't think. And get more taxes you don't think it's going to well I think he'll be there have to be some taxes you take a look at where the bill aside the and I thought we did I did eight. And it looked at that the Senate bill in the house bill did comparison between the two -- and -- look at what the the blue dogs like essay called medical yellow dog to Madison has the Democrats are looking for. You know nobody wants to add to the deficit so he said it's going to be deficit it's going to be revenue neutral but that's what he said well you know the city don't you place great stock and says it's not going to -- But well CBO for one thing when they weren't addressing the report that they -- that think what was done several weeks if not months ago in what they're -- now was what it was originally. The -- C span a lot has happened in 150 amendments where we're accepted Republican administrators that accepted by the Senate for the something Gerald.

And do you really thing that over the course I know you have a little bit more faith in government a book but do you think. That the government is -- exact these huge savings. That will ultimately pay for whatever these upfront cost right now.

I I don't know I have that much. They think commitment is nice I have more faith and the precedent because I -- take some twelve years a lot of trial and done well when it took close look at what he said. He says okay. You know there is going to be in in its revenue YouTube but over the over the next decade there is going to be an increase in the deaths is going to be. Seven trillion dollars over the next. Next ten years but he said if you.

Do nothing. It's been intentionally. And -- you're right you do believe that the ITI I don't know what am I had -- breakfast and no but look what is it. Then you don't know ten year forecast even by companies has ever been right well let you could say yeah we do this man man and yet. What I -- let them yet and yet again this but what you can do is you can look at the increases in Medicare -- for instance over the past number of years and I don't have enough experience with this that I. I wish I didn't have the experience. And all I can see is how this has gone up over the last number of years that I'm going to drop so I think it's going up you don't do anything at that at. I mean if you don't understand -- Marilyn let me ask them personal.

Question and you don't hide your battle you're you're you're facing a life threatening Iraq right now and you've been doing it with class and brave -- but. People who face battles like -- it's. And it always comes down to would you be able to fight it and would you be able to fight it successfully. In in in this system different from the one we've got.

Now. I probably. Could because I can afford whatever I want. But I I tell you something in the current system people at the same disease and cancer I have now we're in the fifties. According not covered by insurance -- people who lost their jobs but people who are middle class people who had retired. You know if it can't afford. The --

Just plain view was leveled over and everyone is getting access to the same treatment the same machines the same type of technologies that you want to there's only so many of those technologies and machines available. Soon you would be presumably. Standing in line.

Inca Pacific and and it it nobody is suggesting that we do on the with Canada has done that the UK has been you know want to see if everyone is in the pool like right I mean going to be. There -- only so many lifeguards and well but I have that it is if you get somebody in need to take a look at that the amount of costs and that's why when they talk about. Setting up a commission and that's where things that the Democrats from -- to objecting to filthy when the president said. We'll significant and -- commission to take the politics out of this to look at what things cost. When he is talking about. About doing that you think that they can't may not need an MRI for something. Whereas you know if it's available generally. -- what is the government ever exactly these significant savings and what undertake well festival this is going to be -- take the politics that. Says this isn't that the commission as I understand it ran a people who are health care experts and how would I want to volunteer for the commission not really do because I do think it's important. That if you did he get the realistic view on what's happening on some of the stuff. But you know with any of this if we do nothing it's gonna get worse and that's the problem.

You know actually -- Republicans are doing Nutting is not the answer but but the that you don't also too much subject well you don't my personal view would view is. I want to see you healthy and vibrant for many years and I think many Americans on the left and right feel the same way I do. What I worry about in a system where Geraldine Ferraro might have to take a number and wait for access to the -- because. Now so many more are likely to happen what you hope it's not going to happen I think the fear and the reason why maybe this is slowing down -- is because. It could and that's what Americans fear.

Right yeah well yeah I. Perhaps but the Burma with the present said the president said -- happen with the health care system then you'll get to do it this get to keep it. It's a matter of choices he's not going to say everybody has taken government mandated program what's the stuff I.

I see you know from saying gee you know I'd rather take the 8% employee head for not having health care. Then paying these exorbitant costs for having.

Well I have to tell you sent me much choice he's going to probably fine because sends anything any of the bills that I've seen that -- a certain point mandate. Whether it's 25 employees or better yet you know -- confidence and gets done by the end of the I am I'm -- that have total confidence in the present well.

Left or right good or bad agree to disagree I have total confidence you're going to be around long time fighting your hopes up ya I think you'll be -- any instruments. Imagine that in the highest well. Geraldine Ferraro thank you.

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