[quote=afx114]Why is insurance tied to employment in the first place? Can anyone provide a legitimate reason why it should be? Why isn’t auto insurance tied to employment? Why isn’t my monthly cost of beer tied to employment? It’s a burden on businesses, that much is certain. And of course it becomes a burden on individuals when unemployment is as high as it is now.

But single payer is socialism, right? Wouldn’t single payer free business from the burden of high health insurance costs? Oh, but that would transfer the burden to the tax payers, right?

Damned if you do, damned if you don’t.[/quote]

Your are very right DIYD, DIYD.

But how much of the heath care debate is a long term political power play by the Democrats.

This reform could have been done by simply fully funding state programs such as MediCal. Or providing medical at a subsidized rate of 400 percent of poverty as the new legislation calls for.

Why all the new legislation. Answer: Consolidation of political power and influence.