Talk:Clinton health care plan

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[edit] Bias

This article has subtle but visible bias that favors the plan and the Clinton administration and discounts any efforts made by Republicans in Congress since it's failure to pass. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 66.177.1.174 (talk • contribs) 07:06, 13 June 2005 (UTC)

If you've got some specific complaints, that'd be great. If you're just trying to get back at me for nominating your vanity articles for deletion, please stop disrupting Wikipedia. RadicalSubversiv E 10:48, 13 Jun 2005 (UTC)
Well, you haven't seen fit to respond here, but taking on your edits:
  1. The plan did not "quickly stall" -- it was initially expected to pass Congress easily, as there was huge political momentum behind health care reform in the early 90s.
  2. The plan's leading opponents were conservatives and the health insurance industry, and there's no reason for the article not to name them.
  3. It's simply a fact that Congress hasn't seriously looked at universal coverage since, and that too should be reported.
I look forward to your response these points, and I'm not looking for an edit war, but your changes to the article are not acceptable as they stand. RadicalSubversiv E 10:08, 16 Jun 2005 (UTC)
I agree with Radicalsubversiv. I don't see anything particularly POV in the article. I only wish it detailed more of the nuts and bolts of the plan. Does anyone know where I can get a copy of the 1000 page document? MoodyGroove 21:21, 29 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] "Socialized medicine?"

It seems like a loaded phrase. They have socialized medicine in Europe, where the government actually pays for healthcare right down to the salries of medical professionals, but I don't see Clinton's healthcare plan as resembling that. This needs fleshing out. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Hashslinger (talk • contribs) 03:26, 3 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Moving us towards socialism?

Many political commentators believe the success of the Republican Party in that election was the result of a backlash towards the Clinton Administration for the attempt to move the country more towards socialism and restrict health care choice.

Obvious bias since in this country those words are often used by people against any kind of public assistance. It is possible that the original author meant that these were preceived notions in 1994 but they should not be passed off as fact here on Wikipedia in 2005. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 128.123.85.201 (talk • contribs) 02:04, 18 November 2005 (UTC)

The comment should be referenced, but this article isn't about health care, it's about the Clinton health care plan. There must be some reason it failed, whether it deserved to or not. Certainly it was a move toward nationalized health care. Was it not? MoodyGroove 21:21, 29 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] missing link

The article should have a link to the actual proposal. It's online somewhere. Then the points and counter points could be backed up by citations of the actual work. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Z07 (talk • contribs) 15:32, 5 February 2007 (UTC)

You would think it would be online, but I have not been able to locate it. But by no means do I think this article should be deleted! It's historically significant (although it might have to be renamed 'Clinton health care plan of...' as I'm sure Hillary has a new health care plan since she is running for president. MoodyGroove 16:11, 5 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Removing weasel tag

We need references, but there's nothing egrecious left here. Chris Cunningham 08:41, 22 March 2007 (UTC)

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