Reply #18: I hope you don't believe any of this sh*t... [View All]

1) Belief that the good ol' American system of free enterprise - as long as it isn't unrestrained - works.
-- One of the most ridiculous of the BIG LIES extant...
There is NO room for the profit motive in the commons...
Health care is a HUMAN RIGHT not a privilege of the affluent few. Pass it on!

2) Opposition to monopolies, which a single payer system would be.
-- Big LIE. All doctors, hospitals, clinics, nurses, etc. will STILL be
individual, private persons and companies. They would all be paid
out of one pooled fund -- The SINGLE-PAYER. The bottom line would be
EVERYONE COVERED FULLY and EVERYONE would pay LESS than folks pay now.

3) Countries with Single Payer systems have inefficiencies too.
-- NOTHING like in the good ole' U.S. of A. with it's 30% WASTE before
one lousy dime goes for health care!!!
The U.S. pays more per year per person for health care than
ANY other country (by far), ranks 37th in outcomes and doesn't
even cover 1/6 the population!!!

Think like a bad HMO, saving money at the expense of health. There's also the PERCEPTION of long waits for appointments and procedures. Now this may not be the case, but the perception is there. And there is evidence to support either theory.
-- The perception is BULLSHIT and is just perpetuated
by passing it on as fact... Don't think this crap. Don't pass it on!

4) Fear of Unknown
-- "Sicko" should help a lot with this...

"Like it or not, the private insurance and for profit health care industry is so entrenched that dismantling it could lead to economic chaos."

-- The only ones harmed would be a very small minority of folks who work in the health INSURANCE industry especially assholes like William McGuire of United Health -- 1.6 BILLION DOLLAR PAYDAY!!!

The outcome for folks working in the HEALTH CARE industry would be the ability to provide better patient care with less overhead!!! Please don't believe any of the right-wing bullshit.

Thanks. :hi: