From John:
"This doesn't come anywhere near reform. It's nothing more than Chicago politics and a massive power grab by the party in control of Congress. It's great to have compassion for the 30 million of questionable Americans without health coverage but which is more compassionate: to provide health-care for 30 million uninsured or to ease the economic suffering of 300 million Americans?"
http://www.investors.com/NewsAndAnalysis/capitalhill.htm
I'm as concerned as anyone about government overreaching. But in this instance, we may need it. it's clear that healthcare and personal economics go hand in glove and for better or for worse, the government is the only one in a position to make a decision.
It's a rock-solid truth that having or not having access to health care/insurance drives work decisions, family life and personal health. Right now, the way we dole out health care is by ability to pay. But that ability to pay (i.e. access to health insurance) is determined either overtly (exclusions for certain groups or pre-existing conditions) or covertly (premiums) by the existing marketplace.
I've had direct experience with both situations. It turns out to carry too much weight when making life decisions. We're better off realizing that everyone should have access to health insurance.
This bill should have turned out better and it will take a while to straighten out. But it's a start.
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It's a start all right...taking our country right off the cliff. Funny how the left bitched and moaned about the Patriot Act restricting personal freedoms after our country was attacked on 9/11, no wanting government involved in their lives but now have open arms for government intervention in the most personal of individual decisions. How about a little consistency. Oh forgive me, Liberals have the right to do whatever they want whenever they want because they never have to put a single red cent of their government received cash into the pot. Count me as unhappy. I repeat this is not reform but a more solid move to "control the people" under the tutelage of Comrade Obama
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