Another racist against Obamacare

The new meme is that the only people opposed to Obamacare are racist anti change Klan types.

Hardly.

From Bob Herbert, the New York Times' black liberal columnist:

"Insurance companies are delighted with the way “reform” is unfolding. Think of it: The government is planning to require most uninsured Americans to buy health coverage. Millions of young and healthy individuals will be herded into the industry’s welcoming arms. This is the population the insurers drool over. This additional business — a gold mine — will more than offset the cost of important new regulations that, among other things, will prevent insurers from denying coverage to applicants with pre-existing conditions or imposing lifetime limits on benefits. Poor people will either be funneled into Medicaid, which will have its eligibility ceiling raised, or will receive a government subsidy to help with the purchase of private insurance. If the oldest and sickest are on Medicare, and the poorest are on Medicaid, and the young and the healthy are required to purchase private insurance without the option of a competing government-run plan — well, that’s reform the insurance companies can believe in. . . . If the drug companies and the insurance industry are smiling, it can only mean that the public interest is being left behind."

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/18/opinion/18herbert.html?_r=2&ref=opinion