Kraftster wrote:Hmm.. Its been a while since I read up on the current state of the healthcare plan, but, insurance companies actually seemed to face shouldering more of the burden created by the plan, at least relative to other parties like consumers, doctors, pharmcos, etc. Obama's doing plenty socialist in my opinion. I think you can argue that a socialist society (of consumers) is more favorable to a corporate state and I could buy an argument that the motivation isn't socialist, but, doesn't make something that's socialist not socialist.
Well, first of all, I don't have any problem with Western Euro-style Socialism. It isn't anything like what Eastern European nations had to endure under Soviet rule. Theirs is more of a hybrid between Socialism and Capitalism, which is my preference. People try to scare you on TV. The word Socialism has gotten an unnecessarily bad rap. Canada, England, France, Germany. Nobody can compare that to the Eastern Bloc nations back in the day. It is so obsurd, so silly.
As far as the healthcare bill, I am by no means an expert, but it seems that all they're doing is just forcing people to sign up with an insurance company, then calling that insurance reform. A few provisions they set are good, true, but in the long run the insurers will benefit the most because they're getting millions of customers. To this day, I see no mention of anything substantial that deals with the critical problem of healthcare - the cost. People can't afford to pay their medical bills.
I have a question to anyone who knows. Will this new system provide full, 100% coverage? Or will it be the same BS, where the insurer pays only so much, leaving you with a giant bill. And will they still deny procedures to some people? One provision is that they won't be able to dismiss anyone, but will they actually provide what you need once you're with them? There are so many questions that need to be answered, but, honestly, I don't see that much difference from what we have now, other than the fact everyone will have to sign up in a couple of years. Imagine having to pay $8500 a year for insurance if you can't afford it today. From what I read, any government help for poor people will not be enough.