Clinton health plan: promises broken? (20th Anniversary Issue): An article from: Atlantic Economic Journal

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From the author: There is growing recognition the Clinton health plan bears little resemblance to the Clinton health speeches. I intend to respond to the program chairman's instruction to discuss the Clinton plan, as leaked in a 250-page document to Democratic leaders. But, I must state this: just as the leaked Clinton plan bears no resemblance to the Clinton speeches, it is also likely the Clinton plan is only a tool, not a blueprint, for the Clinton strategy. The written Clinton plan rends like a deal-making machine. It is filled with quid pro quo, with veiled threats for non-cooperation, and with hints of possible rewards for interest groups who fall in line. Many proposals are made, but in politics it is, of course, not necessary to push all of them with equal vigor, or any vigor at all.

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Title: Clinton health plan: promises broken? (20th Anniversary Issue)
Author: George Ross Fisher
Publication:Atlantic Economic Journal (Refereed)
Date: March 1, 1994
Publisher: Atlantic Economic Society
Volume: v22 Issue: n1 Page: p57(6)

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