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- MikiSaxon, on 04/01/2008, -0/+2Great reasoning, but it won't help. When has reality ever impinged upon politicians' beloved euphemisms?
Perhaps that's the answer. Skip the universal healthcare and just have health subsidies. Better yet, health earmarks would guarantee results. - lexbaby, on 04/01/2008, -0/+2My biggest hesitation is that the U.S. government always finds a way to screw it up. It becomes corrupted, inefficient, or such a monstrosity that it ends up hurting instead of helping the people it was designed to serve.
I think we're "willing" (but obviously not happy) to let Social Security screw up our retirement. We can save on our own and do things to make up for it. When it comes to socialized health care, most are understandably not willing to make that gamble with their own health or the health of their family. - MMarquit, on 04/01/2008, -0/+1You do make a good point lexbaby, and there are hybrid ideas out there to make healthcare more affordable. Perhaps something similar to what Mitt Romney did in Massachusetts (which I like a lot), coupled with a tax credit for those of us who make to much to get help, but don't make enough to really afford insurance (since the tax code will never be redone anyway).
However, while the government is good at messing stuff up (witness: Dept. Homeland Security), at the same time I don't really know how it could really harm us on this one. We pay more than any other developed country in the world, but our healthcare is no longer #1. Even with good insurance, I still wait at the doctor's office and have to schedule appointment a long time in advance.
We already have a bloated and inefficient healthcare system. - MMarquit, on 04/01/2008, -0/+1Awesome idea! Offer "healthcare subsidies" to insurance companies that cover their patients free of charge...
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