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In reply to the discussion: Is "Obamacare" really the best idea? Thoughts on my idea? [View all]CreekDog
(46,192 posts)So in the absence of better systems like they have in Western Europe and Japan which provide universal health care, do it at lower cost than we do and provide it to their whole population, clearly those systems are doing better than ours. But in the absence of that option here, Obamacare is better than what you're proposing, which actually will take away health care from people.
Your post says nothing about chronic conditions, preexisting conditions, preventative care, people with low incomes, etc.
It also says that people prefer to be paid less to get health care --no, that's your ill-founded conclusion.
And the rest of it is Republican talking points without the most obvious Republican buzz words.
--heath savings accounts instead of low cost routine care
--buying insurance across state lines as panacea
--not getting health care through work but not saying how people will afford it or even be offered a decent policy apart from employer group rates
--you say that people making above 50k/year (and you act like that's a lot of money) are turning down insurance --when they may not qualify, or may not be able to afford it, or may be choosing between paying rent and eating and having insurance
Again, Republican talking points. And for what it's worth, the Republicans had 6 years to put these things into effect if they wanted to, but they didn't. See these ideas aren't intended to become law, they are just intended to get people to not support what did become law.
A head fake really.