Why no uproar over Nixon's audacious plans for UHC?

Undesired Walrus · 13th September 2009, 01:01 PM

As Nixon came the closest any President has come to achieving UHC, why were there no marches on Washington with the screams that socialism and communism had come to the White House?

Denver · 13th September 2009, 01:16 PM

I think it's because we didn't yet have cable news, or Fox.

mortimer · 13th September 2009, 02:06 PM

Agreed, it's all Fox's fault.

sugarb · 13th September 2009, 02:59 PM

As I understand it, wasn't it the auto workers union and another union that basically defeated that plan in the 70's?

It's been kind of bizarre, really, reading about the several attempts to provide universal coverage (of a sort), and the different people knocking it down each time.

steve s · 13th September 2009, 04:01 PM

Originally Posted by Undesired Walrus

As Nixon came the closest any President has come to achieving UHC, why were there no marches on Washington with the screams that socialism and communism had come to the White House?

To quote an old Vulcan saying, "Only Nixon could go to China."

Steve S.

13th September 2009, 01:01 PM	#1
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mortimer NWO Janitor Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 1,897	Agreed, it's all Fox's fault.
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sugarb Muse Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 869	As I understand it, wasn't it the auto workers union and another union that basically defeated that plan in the 70's? It's been kind of bizarre, really, reading about the several attempts to provide universal coverage (of a sort), and the different people knocking it down each time.
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13th September 2009, 04:01 PM	#5
steve s Graduate Poster Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,513	Originally Posted by Undesired Walrus As Nixon came the closest any President has come to achieving UHC, why were there no marches on Washington with the screams that socialism and communism had come to the White House? To quote an old Vulcan saying, "Only Nixon could go to China." Steve S.
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13th September 2009, 01:16 PM	#2
Denver Master Poster Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 2,739	I think it's because we didn't yet have cable news, or Fox.