Major Political Changes in the USA - BeatKing.com

Coming from a country with national health coverage, watching this debate is unbelievable.

The NHS is by no definition perfect, but the arguments against it are just ridiculous. America is already paying more than anyone else on healthcare, so what is the worst that could happen financially? If money is that a big an issue, I'm sure the US government could cut back military spending without threat to the country's status of 'most powerful'!

I don't see this as a debate about money. Surely looking after sick people who can't look after themselves is the most basic of human instincts?

One of the most shocking arguments I've heard is that there wont be enough doctors. That basically translates to, "there aren't enough doctors for everyone, so we will ration life based on your ability to pay for insurance". Sickening.

The only thing that makes this about money is that we know the politicians standing against it are on the payroll of healthcare companies.

Public health is no more going to turn America communist/fascist/royalist/socialist/etc. than public police or a public fire service.

Maybe I'm missing something.

If it makes the Americans fighting for this feel better, my grandparents have told me they had to go through the same battle to get the NHS. Keep fighting - your grandchildren will thank you!

Malicious Intent, on Sep 16 2009, 11:06 PM, said:

Public health is no more going to turn America communist/fascist/royalist/socialist/etc. than public police or a public fire service.

Maybe I'm missing something.

If it makes the Americans fighting for this feel better, my grandparents have told me they had to go through the same battle to get the NHS. Keep fighting - your grandchildren will thank you!

Thank you for that. Here's the deal - the Health Insurance Industry has spent a billion dollars to insure that they will reap the benefits of such a bill - and they have doubled the ante by donating to politicians on both sides of the aisle. People are angry over the bailout, so they have hoodwinked these folks into believing that the government should not be funding another expensive program. Bottom line: middle class loses, insurance companies have a big win.