The Republicancare elephant in the room

http://blog.buzzflash.com/node/9334

...So then what exactly is Republicancare? Because the answer, of course, is that they are proposing nothing — nothing that is other than more of the same.

Here, in fact, is precisely what Republicancare means:

1. Tens of millions of Americans — currently standing at 46 million – uninsured;

2. You lose your job, you lose your insurance;

3. You get seriously sick, you go bankrupt and, just maybe, your family ends up on the streets;

4. You have a pre-existing condition, tough luck bud, you’re screwed;

5. Faceless bureaucrats who work for private insurance companies that are primarily motivated by earning a profit decide when and whether you qualify for treatment (yup, those “death panels” you’ve been hearing so much about, but not the fake ones that right wingers have dreamed up, but the real ones that exist within the insurance industry today);

6. Health care costs continue to spiral out of control;

7. More and more employers drop health insurance as a benefit as it becomes increasingly expensive.

This is the big freakin’ elephant sitting smack dab in the middle of the room of the health care reform debate — Republicancare. Obama’s proposals may be far from perfect: God knows, many liberals, myself included, aren’t overly enchanted with them. But right now (and for the foreseeable future) they’re the only game in town...

At least as long as you are still wealthy.