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Posted By Beau7890 3 months, 3 weeks ago in Political Opinion
At a recent town hall meeting, a man stood up and told Representative Bob Inglis to “keep your government hands off my Medicare.” The congressman, a Republican from South Carolina, tried to explain that Medicare is already a government program — but the voter, Mr. Inglis said, “wasn’t having any of it.”
It’s a funny story — but it illustrates the extent to which health reform must climb a wall of misinformation. It’s not just that many Americans don’t understand what President Obama is proposing; many people don’t understand the way American health care works right now. They don’t understand, in particular, that getting the government involved in health care wouldn’t be a radical step: the government is already deeply involved, even in private insurance.
And that government involvement is the only reason our system works at all.
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Beau78903 months, 3 weeks ago
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Newperson3 months, 3 weeks ago
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“keep your government hands off my Medicare.”
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I have been wondering if some people did not understand that if it were not for the goverment there would not be any Medicare.
This is a good example of how some people think.
Sometimes I wonder if it's more about who is trying to pass a bill rather than what the bill is.
If people would put there political parties aside and try and support what is good for everyone we would all be beter off. -
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Endoscopy3 months, 3 weeks ago
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Explain to me why it is government intervention that has the insurance companies doing such a good job. Why is it not competition. That is the backbone of capitalism. Companies competing for peoples money by producing a better goods or services. But to a liberal it is always the government. That is just plain crazy. Want to see a health care person rant. Just ask them about HIPAA. One of the better government paper generators.
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truthiness3 months, 3 weeks ago
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this is why.
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when selling a product in the market, competition is good because the desire to sell more product drives innovation and service and controls prices. right?
however, in health insurance, the product is the customers money invested in the insurance which is also the profit of the insurance company. This means the company wants to deliver as little of its product as possible while selling as much as possible. The result is denying access, denying claims, decreasing benefits, etc.
The single payer/government run plan is considered better, not only because it covers more people and is cheaper per individual, but primarily because as a non-profit org. without shareholders, the conflict of interest disappears. Thus making customer service the top priority.
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