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<blockquote data-quote="muttmeister" data-source="post: 299546" data-attributes="member: 135"><p>Well, I think any sane person can see that something needs to be done with our health care system. We pay more per capita for worse results than any other developed country. </p><p>Rich people can afford almost any care they want; poor people are covered by Medicaid (I only wish I had the kind of health care my grandkids get from that); and old people have Medicare - I have to wait another 3 years for that but my mother has had it and, although she does have a supplemental insurance policy, it has been wonderful for her. The rest of us are up the creek without the proverbial paddle. </p><p>I think part of the problem with what is going on now is that, even though the opponents are calling it "Obama Care," the Obama administration did not put forth a definite plan; instead, they made a few suggestions and left it up to the Senate and the House to come up with something that would, hopefully, have bi-partisan support. However, instead of that happening, a number of forces (who shall remain nameless) have banded together to try to defeat this reform without offering an alternative of their own. Because it did not start out as a definite plan with all of the nuts and bolts spelled out, there has been room for a lot of misinformation and outright lies to be spread. It has been difficult for those of us who support reform to come up with definite arguments against those lies because the bill still has not been spelled out for us in detail.</p><p>I would hope that whatever side you're on, you will use the newspapers, magazines, internet, etc. to try to find out the TRUTH and then contact your senators and representatives and make your wishes known. Right now there is enormous pressure from both sides, especially from the anti's, and we deserve to have our voices heard above the mob. Just because you shout a lie loudly, or repeat it over and over, that does not make it true. This affects every American and I can only hope that the people of this country will take the time to become informed (hopefully not by the Republican Party or the Democratic Party or the insurance companies or the other special interest groups) and make their wishes known.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="muttmeister, post: 299546, member: 135"] Well, I think any sane person can see that something needs to be done with our health care system. We pay more per capita for worse results than any other developed country. Rich people can afford almost any care they want; poor people are covered by Medicaid (I only wish I had the kind of health care my grandkids get from that); and old people have Medicare - I have to wait another 3 years for that but my mother has had it and, although she does have a supplemental insurance policy, it has been wonderful for her. The rest of us are up the creek without the proverbial paddle. I think part of the problem with what is going on now is that, even though the opponents are calling it "Obama Care," the Obama administration did not put forth a definite plan; instead, they made a few suggestions and left it up to the Senate and the House to come up with something that would, hopefully, have bi-partisan support. However, instead of that happening, a number of forces (who shall remain nameless) have banded together to try to defeat this reform without offering an alternative of their own. Because it did not start out as a definite plan with all of the nuts and bolts spelled out, there has been room for a lot of misinformation and outright lies to be spread. It has been difficult for those of us who support reform to come up with definite arguments against those lies because the bill still has not been spelled out for us in detail. I would hope that whatever side you're on, you will use the newspapers, magazines, internet, etc. to try to find out the TRUTH and then contact your senators and representatives and make your wishes known. Right now there is enormous pressure from both sides, especially from the anti's, and we deserve to have our voices heard above the mob. Just because you shout a lie loudly, or repeat it over and over, that does not make it true. This affects every American and I can only hope that the people of this country will take the time to become informed (hopefully not by the Republican Party or the Democratic Party or the insurance companies or the other special interest groups) and make their wishes known. [/QUOTE]
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