In an article at The Seminal, Jason Rosenbaum critques Sen. Ben Nelson's (D-Neb) ties with the insurance industry.On May 1, Nelson announced he would oppose any government-run health care plan, and additionally, he intended to "assemble a coalition of like-minded centrists opposed to the creation of a public plan, as a counterweight to Democrats pushing for it."
Notice the use of the word, "centrist." Centrist as opposed to what? Liberal? Socialist? Marxist?
And how does the good Senator explain his own very comprehensive government-run health care plan? Oh, that must be "centrist." It's "centrist" if one is a member of Congress. A plan for the rest of us is not centrist, but some other murky kind of anti-capitalist plot to derail traditional values.
Rosenbaum suggest, however, that there is more to Nelson's centrism. According to Open Secrets, "Nelson received $608,709 from the insurance industry in 2007-2008, making the insurance industry his biggest donor group..."
Rosenbaum goes further, suggesting that all that money plays a part in Nelson's political stance and determines the causes he backs and those he opposes.
Maybe. While it is likely impossible to prove a quid-pro-quo, it is quite probable that an industry contributing over $600,000 to a politician will expect something in return for all that loot.
It appears, on the surface, at least, that Nelson plans to do his best to do the bidding of his insurance industry bidders.
Read all of Rosenbaum's article here.
Another article of interest here. And here.
2 comments:
Nelson has been a Rethuglican in a Democrats clothing for years. And yes, I do believe he has been bought off by the Insurance industry.
The government pays of health care for all our military and their families, including widows and survivors. Irene gets full care and drug benefits. I get VA benefits and healthcare and have since I was 19 years old. In addition we get Medicare, others get Medicaid and some Social security benefits. If that is socialism, so be it. Let those that wish to pay private companies for their health care, do so, and let the rest of us use the government. Incidentally, I have never had a problem with selecting my doctor’s thru Medicare, not has Irene with her VA benefits. No one has ever denied us any procedure or questioned any doctors. Private care does limit doctors and procedures and refuses to pay for some, etc Let’s all get what our Congress[people get, that is real Socialism.
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