Yes and no to Medicare, but, I think that's a talking point for later. I just view it different because I have a couple ~70 year old parents, who have 3 supp. policies atop Medicare. I just think it's a boarder line debate and I really don't know that I have an opinion I feel is defendable.
My problem with the current PUSH for a government run health care system: the PUSH part. If the previous administration taught anyone anything, wouldn't that be that not everything is a OMG EMERGENCY. This seems to be going fast. Too fast, the reps don't even seem to have a grasp of the current draft bill. Canada, has a pop of about ~30Mil, UK about that, Germany, around there. The US is a factor of magnitude larger, and realistically both the UK and CA are much more civilized when talking politically then we are. Maybe sending some reps from say the AMA to go have a conversation with the NHS about what works and what doesn't. It just seems really rushed, and by really rushed I mean more rushed then that.
From the folks I've talked to around here who aren't waiving pom poms and cheering for this proposal that seems to be the major sticking point. More of a WHOA not a NO. I just think that popular media doesn't focus on those folks because they're not as entertaining as the 'Der Obama is gunna kill mai granny!' people.
Anyhoo if The President wants this to be his legacy, I think that's great. I just don't think that our government has had a great track record over quick action over the past 9 years and maybe a bit more planning and thought are required.
Personally aside from the speed at which it's being pushed, my biggest problem with it is certain religious folks being exempt from the tax, the coverage, and the penalty.
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Yes and no to Medicare, but, I think that's a talking point for later. I just view it different because I have a couple ~70 year old parents, who have 3 supp. policies atop Medicare. I just think it's a boarder line debate and I really don't know that I have an opinion I feel is defendable.
My problem with the current PUSH for a government run health care system: the PUSH part. If the previous administration taught anyone anything, wouldn't that be that not everything is a OMG EMERGENCY. This seems to be going fast. Too fast, the reps don't even seem to have a grasp of the current draft bill. Canada, has a pop of about ~30Mil, UK about that, Germany, around there. The US is a factor of magnitude larger, and realistically both the UK and CA are much more civilized when talking politically then we are. Maybe sending some reps from say the AMA to go have a conversation with the NHS about what works and what doesn't. It just seems really rushed, and by really rushed I mean more rushed then that.
From the folks I've talked to around here who aren't waiving pom poms and cheering for this proposal that seems to be the major sticking point. More of a WHOA not a NO. I just think that popular media doesn't focus on those folks because they're not as entertaining as the 'Der Obama is gunna kill mai granny!' people.
Anyhoo if The President wants this to be his legacy, I think that's great. I just don't think that our government has had a great track record over quick action over the past 9 years and maybe a bit more planning and thought are required.
Personally aside from the speed at which it's being pushed, my biggest problem with it is certain religious folks being exempt from the tax, the coverage, and the penalty.