Reply #29: Our whole economy has always been organized to distribute wealth upward.

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That's capitalism. It's the status quo in health insurance, too.

The issue here is whether, given that, the government will take some of the wealth from the wealthy (through progressive taxation) so that all Americans will be able to afford health insurance. That's a good thing; it's a step forward. Not as good as destroying the private insurance industry, true, but you take what you can get.