[aldtech]

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Originally Posted by J.Pope

If you overburden the taxpayer things start going down hill. Look at Russia. The collapse of the Soviet Union is a perfect example of why we shouldn't implement Socialism, even in health care. Our current government health program is already threatening to go broke within the next 10.

Ha Ha - I thought that's where you would go, like a failed communist government has any relevance to our discussion on a more centralized health care system. Don't get me wrong, I do understand your fear of "socialism" but to me I have had a long standing belief that as great as our country is/was/will be again (pick whichever one you like) I think it is time to guarantee health care to everyone with out having to fear the bankruptcy factor. When hospitals and insurance companies continue put a price tag on our health verses their profit margin we the people will continue to loose until that mold is broken.

As the financial institutions have recently proven, given the opportunity to choose profit over regulation they continuously choose to do what's right for them (profit) instead safeguarding the publics trust and finances. So goes the financial institutions so goes the health insurance companies. The insurance companies continue to drive up prices while denying service and claims until the customer shows up with the better lawyer. It should not be that way and yet every year some politician in bed with the insurance companies is trying to connive a way to short change the public and limit their ways to address recourse.

And this is the system that you and people like you want to keep on defending and propping up all under the guise of free capitalism. Well capitalism is fine and dandy, if I make a cookie that you like and buy, well thank you for your patronage. If you don't like you don't have to buy it, the cookie is not a necessity. But health care on the other hand is a necessity of life and the fact that people are allowed to put a price on basic and critical health care as a way to regulate who gets it and who doesn't, well that is wrong. And that's my point.

/al

And by the way - it seems that by Obama's win that most people are willing to pay more.