Now that the field of viable candidates for president has been narrowed to three, more attention is being given to policy differences among them. On the issue of health care, the disparity is enormous.
Both Democratic Party candidates, Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, have made it clear that they want to provide health insurance coverage to more Americans — whatever the cost. Clinton admits that her plan would cost $110 billion a year. Obama says his would cost no more than $65 billion a year.
But neither Clinton nor Obama pays much attention to controlling the cost of health care.
Republican candidate Sen. John McCain, on the other hand, wants to take action to control health care costs. He recognizes the obvious — that lower costs will make insurance more affordable and available to many more Americans.
As voters reflect on the candidates’ claims, it will become obvious to them that Obama and Clinton, despite their boasts that they want to solve problems, have declared surrender in terms of health care costs. McCain, however, is willing to address them — and save Americans tens of billions of dollars a year.
