Reply #14: No, I don't want that to happen [View All]

You are depending on a government to craft a regulated exchange in the interest of the people, which has displayed a complete lack of trust and benevolence with the entire approach to health care reform. Instead of even openly considering models that have historical track records for success and efficiency, this process has instead opted for a "uniquely American" solution (read: one that includes the maximum amount of private profit while covering the most people). Being that a government, completely controlled by a "liberal" party, will not even consider models that will provide instant universal coverage to all at the lowest costs, it should make the average loyal subject consider the actual intentions of the government--and if those intentions are not altruistic, you may consider their landmark legislation may not work out entirely in the interest of the people, as it may not be crafted to.

It is not I who is stuck on ideology. There are many models around the world (mixed and socialized) that effectively provide care or coverage to their people. They would be acceptable to try and base a model after in my opinion (and we shouldn't start with the disingenuous bullshit that the German model would be anything close to what the US will be getting). But instead, it is the US lawmakers that are bent on ideology. Their "solution" must not only include profit at the delivery end, but also at the coverage end. While people are going bankrupt and the US is paying the highest per capita health costs in the world, some how they have convince themselves that the people AND the country can continue to pay profits to the owners of health insurance companies. Staggering health costs are going to send single-payer budgets in some nations up to 60% of their budgets, and our lawmakers blink at that and insist this nation can shell out even more on top of the nominal amounts for health care? And remain competitive?

Yes, the only people displaying rigid ideology are the American politicians, who are doing anything they can to keep capitalism in the game, despite the sickness and bankruptcy that is a result of the system. And as long as the "bottom line" is the main concern during health coverage, and as long as it is so during the legislative process, I don't predict the status quo will be rocked anytime soon. Subsidizing private profits for inferior service will leave people bankrupt, and will continue to bankrupt the nation. Forcing everyone into the game, and shuttling tax money to pay for private yachts, isn't going to be the magic bullet.

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What I want is everyone to get affordable, public, non-profit, subsidized, no-copay, no-deductible universal coverage. And if you don't want that--allow me to create the strawman you already did--you clearly want death and bankruptcy to continue for the American people as a collateral cost of private industry.