I guess if enough people conjecture about something even the babble of the ignorant gains some currency. And the ignorant are successful because they muddy the water so no one can see the real issue any more.
Last November the American electorate told their representatives that the American health care system was broken. While our costs were the highest in the world, our statistical outcomes were mediocre, comparable to some struggling East European and third world countries.
Health insurance was not only not the answer, it was part of the problem. While over half of all personal bankruptcies were caused by health care expenses, three out of four of those bankruptcies happened to people with health insurance.
And then there were the 50 million uninsured.
So how did Congress interpret this?
They didn't want to try to get more value for our buck. They want to take what we're spending per person and multiply that by the population of America.
"OUCH! Geez that's a lot of money!"
Of course it is you idiots, that's not what we wanted.
But a coalition of Republicans and Blue-dog Democrats (i.e. Democrats without brains or morals) decided there's just no way to reform health care without relying on the health insurance industry.
Which is like asking Bernie Madoff to head the U.S. Treasury.
So dear Congress person. Please listen to us.
We expect you to deliver more health care and better health care for no more than what we are paying right now!
This would put our per person cost more in line with the next two most expensive countries, Luxembourg and Switzerland and still higher than Canada. Of course they all have better health statistics than we do.
Keep screwing around and you'll see a real push for the single payer solution from your voters.
Better hurry and cash those lobbyist's checks. The lobbyists may want them back.
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