Today's Wall St Journal prints a "commentary" that suggests the privatization "tests" will never occur. Similar "news" is appearing in other sources as well.
The idea is that liberals shouldn't worry, because the "premium support" provisions will never go into effect. Supposedly, there never will be "tests" of moving Medicare recipients into a private system.
The article does point out that several REPUBLICAN Senators - Kyl and Spector, for example - are trying to get their States ruled out for such tests. This is intended to show that privatization won't fly even in conservative States like Arizona.
Of course, Republicans pushed for "tests" of electric power deregulation, too. Those "tests" weren't supposed to go into mass production. We Californians know about those "tests", as they cost us more than $9 billion; we are still paying for them on our electric bills. Those who got burned by ENRON know about "tests," too.
Need I mention voucher "tests?" The ones conducted so far were not successful, but the Republicans are still pushing for more.
So, if you can't stand the pressure, and want your PROZAC NOW, consider the relief offered by the "commentators." They don't really mean it; it will never happen.
Yeah.
WSJ subscribers can read the article at:
http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB106936536621028600,00.html?mod=INDUSTRY