ocrenter, since you support a single payer system, I’m wondering if you support the HCR bill as a better-than-nothing stop gap measure, or do you want all or nothing.
Back in 1971, Nixon proposed a health care bill that is more progressive than today’s. So far we have nothing.
I believe that if we are to have a single payer system, we need to arrive at it step by step otherwise, it’ll never happen.[/quote]
I understand what you are getting at.
here’s the big BUT.
if this bill passes, and it doesn’t do what it promises. and most likely it will not because you really can’t acheive the type of cost reduction he is looking for without that single payer system in place. you’ll be looking at an even more skeptical public that will fight any future reforms.
or, the other premise. this bill goes down, and allow the health care situation deteriorate so badly to the point that the public would accept out right single payer.
This is the same crossroad that we were encountered with in late 2008. do we spend a trillion dollar to bail out the financial system, in the process avoid a Great Depression II, but maintain a status quo that will continue our slow decline in economic power; or do we allow the system to completely collapse and hopefully stand up from the ashes renewed and stronger.
