Name:   Talullahhound - Subject:   Bruce Bartlett Date:   3/3/2016 2:37:37 PM

But if not the government, who could organize the insurance industry to offer affordable plans?  They certainly wouldn't do it without some leadership or the pressure of the legislative body or the WH.  But between Nancy Pelosi saying "who knows what is in it?" and the launch fiasco, it got off to a very bad start and then it didn't get better. 

Yes, we do have to cut spending, but I don't know you and I would agree much on what spending should be cut.  For example, government agencies.  Most of them were created as a reaction to something that was really screwed up.  Much legislation is the same.  So much of the legislation is a knee jerk reaction to something that may or may not be hosed up.  I would not mind a shake up in the government if it were thoughtful and reasoned and not just a knee jerk reaction to only make the government smaller.  I believe there are probably areas of the government that have outlived their useful purpose or need to be reorganized.  I don't believe the government should abandon social security, although I would like to see something done about SSDI and welfare.  But where we would differ - I would like to see the government invest in infrastructure in this country.  I would like us to end the wars in the Middle East.  I have come to beleive that we are being fed more of the "domino theory" than is really realistic.