Today Senator Judd Gregg proposed the Republican alternative to solve the health care crisis;

"To be effective, health care reform must include insurance coverage for everyone, encourage prevention measures, and reform the inefficiencies in our system to ensure the future strength of our economy. CPR—Coverage, Prevention, Reform—is a plan I have proposed that sets up a system where every American will be required to purchase meaningful health insurance to ensure each family will be protected against bankruptcy if a family member becomes seriously ill or injured.  No family should lose their home or life-savings because of illness or injury.  For those who may not be able to afford this plan, you will have assistance getting coverage."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20090611/pl_ynews/ynews_pl383

There are two problems with this plan and they stem from the general out of touch with the nation attitude of Washington politicans. In case Senator Gregg didn't notice this nation is in a serious recession and most Americans are worring about just paying their monthy bills without being forced to buy overpriced insurance. If they could afford the coverage now there wouldn't be a problem.

The second problem is what the Republicans call assistance. We all know this is code for "tax cuts". Basically if you can't afford overpriced insurance and are forced to buy overpriced insurance, don't worry, at the end of the year you will get a little bit of that money taken off what you owe in taxes. What the Republicans fail to take into account is what good is an income tax cut when you have no income.

It's the same old song, force Americans to support an overbloated corporate system that is slowly destroying the country. Of course what do you expect from the biggest welfare whores in America, Congress and their taxpayer funded private health insurance. Lets take that away from them and see how they like it.