Every single senator and representative in Congress is at least a millionaire. I think the poorest person in Congress right now still has 2 million. SO REQUIRING THEM TO HAVE WHATEVER PLAN THEY PASS ISN'T GOING TO MEAN SHIT>>> THEY CAN AFFORD THEIR HEALTHCARE OUT OF POCKET
That whole premise is just ignorant, assinine, and a waste of Congress' time. Everyone who has the means should be able to choose their own healthcare. But there should be a better option that "die quickly and cheaply" for those of us who don't have the means to access healthcare.
Originally Posted by VtecKidd
I already said I was for single payer. Leave private insurance available as an opt-out or a supplemental for those who choose to have it. I seriously doubt that will happen though, as the insurance industry has DC by the balls. If something could be done to put an end to the billions of dollars insurance companies are hemorrhaging out on political patronage (on both sides of the aisle) and PR smearing, that would probably fix a lot of our problems.
For costs to go down, someone is going to have to take a cut somewhere. Whether that is consumers sacrificing some of their legal rights to tort, whether thats insurance companies cutting back payouts, drug companies losing market share and competing with foreign suppliers, doctors having to do more with less, patients having to deal with wait times, insurance companies and drug companies giving up some of their bottom line etc etc something is going to get cut... the trick is to make the right cut that lowers costs in a way that still allows consumers affordable, quality care.
40 percent of GDP in 2020 is still lower than some of America's peers in the world.
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