Hockeynut! wrote:Look at the post I responded too. How can you say I'm making the irritating knew jerk liberal response when I use the scenario is a dying uninsured mother as a reason why universal care should be considered in response to someone else using the scenario of a low life coke addict as a reason why it shouldn't? Wow. Just... wow...
I don't think Obama's plan will work. I've said from the beginning of this debate that I had reservations about it in it's present form. But I've also said the system is broken. All the R's care about is crushing Obama and the D's. They don't want to fix the problem.
And when people in this country are dying of terrible diseases because they don't have insurance - that's a problem. When people in their 50's lose their jobs due to a company closing down and they can't get private insurance for less than $800 a month - that's a problem. When an employer is expected to pay out $1,400 a month per employee for a family plan - that's a problem. Look at the percentage of our country's wealth that is spent on health care per year and compare that to other countries - that's a problem.
I want to see these problems addressed and discussed, not just swept under the rug while one party tries to crush the other. Since "Hillary-care" was defeated in the 90s, the health care situation in this country has grown exponentially worse. If a serious debate would have started 15 years ago, maybe we wouldn't be in this situation now. And when Obama's plan is defeated and the R's parade around clapping each other on the back for handing him his Waterloo, health care will again fall onto the back burner.
And how will things be in another 15 years?
Fair enough...I didn't see anything quoted so I didn't realize you were responding directly to someone.
I agree.....the healthcare system (which I believe is STILL the best in the world) definitely has its flaws. Healthcare needs to be made cheaper and more affordable for people...nationalizing it and increasing demand while maintaining or decreasing supply (as BH pointed out) is NOT the answer.
1) Do something about the millions upon millions of illegal aliens we are being forced to treat for free at American hospitals.
2) Pass long overdue tort reform so doctors don't have to spend tens of thousands of dollars on malpractice insurance to protect against the BS lawsuits filed by lowlifes (I know, some are legitimate)
3) Help create incentives to give those aspiring medical/nursing students that final push they need to take the chance on medical school...instead of making life a pain in the *** for physicians and other doctors like this bill would do, increase the incentive. Increase the supply of medical care