Immanuel
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Immie at least you've been specific about what concerns you. That's more useful than some of the wild claims I've been reading about. I would think if someone has specific concerns and those concerns can be shown to be unfounded then they should feel a little more relaxed about the proposed system.
The problem is that you can't show me that those concerns are unfounded, nor can I prove to you that I am right in my concerns. Congress is working on a bill that in my opinion will destroy health insurance. I can't prove that will happen until it does and you can't prove that it won't until it is too late.
Driving home today, I looked over to the side of the road and I saw a small independent health care agent and I wondered if he'd be in business in six months. The agent that handles my employers coverage, will he be in business in six months? Honestly, it appears to me that this bill as it is today will drive everyone of those independent agents to bankruptcy which means more unemployment too.
As for the one size fits all, I am a little less confident about that. I suppose if Congress had any brains... big if, I know... they could set it up so that plans varied, but looking at Social Security, I see the eventuality of all plans being the same and that won't make Americans happy either.
You and I have known each other a long time. Long enough, I suppose that you know my feelings about Abortion and maybe you even remember how I was in the old days. I'm pretty certain that the one size fits all plan we are headed for will include abortions and quite frankly that upsets me. Although, I wouldn't be surprised to find out that the health insurance plan I have provides abortion services, at least it is not government mandated.
Euthanasia... even if this health care bill doesn't pan out, we're probably headed down that road one way or another in the next couple of decades regardless of which party controls Washington. That doesn't mean, I'm going to zip my lip and be happy about it.
Immie