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In reply to the discussion: It time to put an end to the GOP talking point repeated here on DU again and again. [View all]hughee99
(16,113 posts)If the government wants everyone to have insurance, it should offer insurance to anyone who wants it, not require people to turn their money over to the the for-profit health insurance industry.
And in any case, you're suggesting that we need this because the health care industry has to bear the cost of the uninsured. How exactly does this fix the issue when the private company I've been forced to buy my insurance from DENIES my coverage for a specific procedure?
The reason everyone is going to be forced into this isn't because of a desire to have everyone insured, it's because with the other regulations that are being implemented, the costs will be such that the only way to make this work is to force all the people who can afford, but don't have, insurance to pay for it. As these are likely those less likely to use the insurance, it will be a financial boon to the private insurance industry, which was the payoff for having their lobbyists not completely derail this.
The minute the public option disappeared, it was clear that this plan was just fucked. Yes, there are certainly good parts of the bill, like the pre-existing conditions rules, but it's going to be implemented at the cost of freedoms to all Americans. There's other, better ways to do this.