Tuesday, February 06, 2007  Mr. Edwards Goes to Washington
Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards said Sunday that
his plan for universal health care would require higher taxes
and cost up to $120 billion a year.   Higher taxes. Asking
everyone to share.  How sweet.  "Yes, we'll have to raise taxes.
The only way you can pay for a health-care plan that costs
anywhere from $90 [billion] to $120 billion is there has to be a
revenue source," the former North Carolina senator said on "Meet
the Press" on NBC.  $90B+ to cover 47M. That's about $1900/year
per uninsured.  Wonder where he got those numbers?  Edwards said
his plan would aim to provide health-care coverage for the 47
million people who now lack it and reduce the cost for middle-
class families, partly by making health-care programs more
efficient.  More efficient. This from a guy who made millions
filing med mal suits.   To accomplish all this, Edwards said he
would expand Medicaid and a program that now provides coverage
to 6 million people, mos