Obama's Newest Spin: National Health Care with a “Public Auction.”

Even after all this debate neo-con hecklers are still asking me “what is this 'public option' that is thrown around so frequently? Please explain since I can't make heads or tails of it. “ Well, I’m going to try to use small words so that even they can understand:

Now, Obama knows that neo-con republicans will never go for health care with a “public option”. So I spoke with him on the phone this afternoon and suggested an alternative plan which he said he likes and is going to float on Capitol Hill. To appease us democrats he will retain the “public option for us. We will have national health care with a public option. On the other hand, given that neo-cons are so inclined to allow the free market to work, he will now be submitting to Congress a two tier plan that will give republicans exactly what they want as well. It will be known as national health care with a “Public Auction.”

It’s going to work this way: Whenever a democrat needs a liver transplant, the government public option plan will go into effect and cover all costs automatically. But when a neo-con republican needs a liver transplant, there will be a privately run software-driven search of E-Bay to secure the liver. When one is found then a very low bid (to ensure against excess government spending) will be submitted. If a cheap enough liver can be found then surgery can be scheduled. Otherwise the republican will remain on the waiting list until the “invisible hand” of the market agrees to do the surgery at a more reasonable price.

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