The Waterloo for Right Wing Control of the Economy

Krugman complains that the Blue Dogs are not making sense. But the interesting thing about the "health reform" debate in Washington is that basically no one is making sense, because nothing other than single payer and cost reduction through correct regulation and increased supply can correct the system.

In effect this is the Waterloo for the right wing control of the economy: health is the one thing that you absolutely positively must be progressive about, or it will apparently sooner or later cost you the whole economy, which in turn will sooner or later cost you the Constitution and the political system. If there is any justice at all in this world, the right wing system will completely go up in flames, due in no small part to the prime tinder provided by the health issue.

RESPONSE:

RV July 27th, 2009 11:08 am
That's exactly why it must be defeated with every weapon at their disposal. It potentially calls into question a very wide range of other "socialist" issues regarding private profit versus the public good.

The fear of that possibility is by no means exclusive to the "right wing" of USA Incorporated's dual political facade. It's pervasive and palpable throughout the entire establishment system. If you lose this one, it's unlikely that you'll ever get a second chance short of revolution.

Yes, they always seem to believe in the "domino theory" don't they. But the domino theory has never seemed to be correct in real life. So if the right wing knew what was good for them, they would agree to at least two of the three between single payer, new cost regulation, and increased supply. I am reasonably sure all three are needed, but anything less than two of them is a 100% guarantee of failure. If the right agreed to two out of three and the economy still remained collapsed, at least they could say they tried something on the health front, laugh out loud.

But they definitely do not know what's good for them. All they know is that they think they should win every battle because they think they are right about everything. The fact that by using money and guns they control almost everything has led them to this ultimate arrogance.

But this honestly looks to be their Waterloo. The economy obviously can not handle the level of greed existing in the health industry and especially the health insurance industry. The right wing can enter the "health reform" battle and even seem to win it, but their "win" will really be a massive loss down the road.

[PS RV: The right wing is virtually all of the Republicans and roughly 3/4 of the Democrats.]