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Originally Posted by TheGame
I'd rather try.. oppsed to siting back and doing nothing, or keeping things the same.
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I didn't suggest keeping things the same, and neither do most of the people who are the public options biggest critics. Even the Republican party has a reform plan, warts and all. Reform does not necessarily equal replace.
If it didn't work well for the majority of the country, there would be no argument on this subject.
http://www.gallup.com/poll/121820/on...insurance.aspx
This poll says 16% don't have insurance (above 18), but I'll say that 20% don't have insurance (I've seen those numbers before). That still leaves 80% who do, and that percentage on the whole have far lower wait times for specialists and getting on average a better quality of care. American style healthcare works quite well, but the main problem is it doesn't cover everyone and costs are too high for those who have it. I think Bond at the very least has a a solution that has at least proven to help drive down costs if nothing else as those measures he lists have driven down costs for other services such as car insurance and telecommunications.
I'm all for finding healthcare answer, but to speak in healthcare terms, the US system has a broken arm. This is a serious ailment to be sure but you don't treat a broken arm by replacing both of his legs, transplanting his heart and performing a frontal lobotomy. The cure needs to fit the disease. Tranformation to the complete unknown is not necessary and is honestly very irresponsible given the current state of American healthcare.