Gilbert Gutknecht: “Now, you might want to hold the phone back aways because you are going to get an earful of how the cow ate the cabbage.…”

“Now, you might want to hold the phone back aways because you are going to get an earful of how the cow ate the cabbage. I mean, the people who deal with this powerful bureaucracy today will say the last thing they want to do is make it even more powerful. The other thing I want to say about this, and again do not take my word for it, do a little research, I think the best thing about the program that we are offering, and I am not going to say it is perfect, but there are three very important principles about our program that everyone needs to understand. First of all, it is going to be available to all. Secondly, it is going to be affordable for all. But, third, and I think the most important ingredient, is that it is going to be voluntary. Now, I am very fortunate. My parents are both on Medicare and because of the company that my dad worked for and the union contract that they had, he qualifies for a medical benefit now. So in many respects, they are in great shape. But if you ask the people who currently have coverage like that do you want to give it up for a program that is run by the Federal bureaucracy, the answer from most of those people is no.”