Mitt Romney

" And that is dragging down the poll numbers of Martha Coakley Scott Brown if he's smart. That's the number one issue he campaigns on. Not health care reform and jobs and continuing with us is the former governor of Massachusetts. Mitt Romney and governor Romney. Lots of a lot lots of interesting political developments coming out this health care issue that. The first to react if you will to what we just. Played that sound bite from Barack Obama I says it's gonna save us money here save us money there. And now we know about all the phony accounting that was done even that Congressional Budget Office says he can't shore up Medicare and then cut -- health care costs the same time it's not gonna happen."

" Well it isn't the entire bill -- an absolute disaster at this point does and they recognize that the Democrats recognize that. And and what they've tried to do that did shield the pain is that they're not gonna have most of it. Effects go and I -- out until after they've -- about four years and so they're gonna be taxing people raising taxes on people over the next four years. I've tried to pay for the -- the extravagant program that begins after that it it is a budget buster long term. It -- massive liabilities to the country. There's suggested they're gonna cut Medicare which is they're totally unfair to the -- seniors in this country is that. It's say it's a bill that that should not perceive him and I think we have a real good shot at stopping it."

" Well let's so let's talk about what's happened in Massachusetts I've met my name. An interesting email from my -- Massachusetts resident who works in construction owns a construction company. I think Mitt Romney's health care was this probably is as good as the government could do in addressing healthcare yet as soon as he was gone. The state legislature used it as public candy to hand out to buy votes and effectively ruined the system. At least from a fiscal standpoint question for -- it does experience not prove that even a well intentioned. Government fashion health plan is a bad idea and."

" Well certainly if people who are -- implement a program aren't I can't and overspending and -- that not using it properly it can pick him -- pretty a pretty damaging. The messages this planet it'll last respects has worked pretty well its intent was to get people in short. And that it has done. It is -- also would it was the cost about 1% of the state budget and that's about what it's they have the so it's pretty much on target. But what it does not do. -- lower the cost of healthcare and and frankly that was that was not the primary purpose of the bill but it certainly hasn't done that. The key thing about the messages just planets say -- this. It was developed by the state for the state. It was not a federal government one size fits all. Imposed any apparent nation we created our own plan like -- the like generated it was our plan. And the right way to -- with healthcare is not to have the federal government tell -- America what they have to do."

" But ended it in Massachusetts. 1% of the budget but in fact the people of this -- of the state. The people of the state are they're disturbed by what's happened with the this so called Massachusetts medical miracle in fact most. -- not a lot of salmon numbers up there."

" Now -- goal met is this this thing just doesn't pan out assuming hasn't worked and and."

" I have to confront this obviously if you run for president again governor Romney this is gonna be an issue that your opponents again if you run for president again they're gonna use against deal."

" I did or Laura I'm happy to talk about my plan actually have got a book coming at a -- attacks about what we did and what works so well what didn't work so well there are features that I don't think you're working terribly well. A lot of features that are working well don't don't forget this it was without question was designed to get our people. In short and that it has done and has done it at the cost we suggested. Other people's civil limited has committed to cure all the other problems that health care well. Then it was not decided to do we we have we we just got a very big thing getting people ensure we get that accomplished."

" They did you re obviously it imposed an individual mandate requiring that -- Massachusetts residents by the."

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