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Larry Stafford on Health Care

Libertarian challenger


Switch to a private "Medicare" insurance plan

Q: Do you support Means Testing, where higher income seniors will have to pay more for their doctors' services?

A: I would suggest that Medicare could be saved in the same manner as my proposal for Social Security: Once those trapped in that system are secured, all current workers need to be diverted to a private "Medicare" insurance plan, where their payroll deductions are invested into a secure plan that will cover them later in life when they don't have the income to pay for it then.

Source: Senior Citizens League Guide to the 2008 US Senate Campaigns Oct 10, 2008

No federal health coverage; it's individual's responsibility

Q: Do you agree with the VoteMatch topic, "More federal funding for health coverage"?

A: Disagree. It is the citizen's own responsibility to provide for their personal welfare. The government is only responsible for the welfare of the nation as a whole... not individuals. I think the government should follow policies that promote private welfare for temporarily needy citizens.

Source: Email interview on 2008 Senate race with OnTheIssues.org Mar 13, 2008

Other candidates on Health Care: Larry Stafford on other issues:
IL Gubernatorial:
Rod Blagojevich
IL Senatorial:
Barack Obama
Kathy Cummings
Richard Durbin


2008 Senate retirements:

Wayne Allard(R,CO)
Larry Craig(R,ID)
Pete Domenici(R,NM)
Chuck Hagel(R,NE)
Trent Lott(R,MS)
Craig Thomas(R,WY)
John Warner(R,VA)

Incoming Obama Administration:

Pres.Barack Obama
V.P.Joe Biden
State:Hillary Clinton
HHS:Tom Daschle
Staff:Rahm Emanuel
DHS:Janet Napolitano
DOC:Bill Richardson
DoD:Robert Gates
A.G.:Eric Holder
Treas.:Tim Geithner
Winners of 2008 Senate Races:
( * if new to the Senate)
AK:*Begich over Stevens
AL:Sessions
AR:Pryor
CO:*Udall
DE:Biden and Kaufman
GA:Chambliss v.Martin (Dec. 2 runoff)
IA:Harkin
ID:*Risch
IL:Durbin
KS:Roberts
KY:McConnell
LA:Landrieu
MA:Kerry
ME:Collins
MI:Levin
MN:Coleman v.Franken (recounting as of Dec.1)
MS4:Wicker
MS6:Cochran
MT:Baucus
NC:*Hagan over Dole
NE:*Johanns
NH:*Shaheen over Sununu
NJ:Lautenberg
NM:*Udall
OK:Inhofe
OR:*Merkley over Smith
RI:Reed
SC:Graham
SD:Johnson
TN:Alexander
TX:Cornyn
VA:*Warner
WV:Rockefeller
WY4:Barrasso
WY6:Enzi
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Page last updated: Dec 02, 2008