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This is a great discussion, and valid one. It's something I have given a lot of thought to, especially after my commissions were whacked in half.
Realizing that the future is bleak for individual health plan sales, my conclusion is that we would be a whole lot better off with a European-style HMO for America that is fully taxpayer funded.
If the Gov't came to me and said, "Your taxes are going up by $4,500 a year," I'd be ticked off. But if they they said, "You won't have to pay that $6,700 annual premium for that $10,000 deductible plan," now I'm all ears.
If you have a Government sponsored, TAX-SUPPORTED "single payor" plan that provides a certain level of basic care for everyone, now most people are going to be content. Even the right wingers will get over their initial concern about "government takeover."
Then allow people to buy supplemental coverage for if they want to see the GOOD docs, etc.
Because trust me - lots of people who say they went into medicine to help people will be shown for the liars they are. They got in it for the money and when the money is dramatically reduced, they're out selling Cadillacs. There WILL be shortages of doctors, etc.
At the same time, yankee ingenuity will prevail and people with means will be able to afford special care from "private" docs.
It would work. And most people would be happy.
But those damn Democrats never bothered to ask me about this before they shoved that unconstitutional chunk of coal down our throats.
Realizing that the future is bleak for individual health plan sales, my conclusion is that we would be a whole lot better off with a European-style HMO for America that is fully taxpayer funded.
If the Gov't came to me and said, "Your taxes are going up by $4,500 a year," I'd be ticked off. But if they they said, "You won't have to pay that $6,700 annual premium for that $10,000 deductible plan," now I'm all ears.
If you have a Government sponsored, TAX-SUPPORTED "single payor" plan that provides a certain level of basic care for everyone, now most people are going to be content. Even the right wingers will get over their initial concern about "government takeover."
Then allow people to buy supplemental coverage for if they want to see the GOOD docs, etc.
Because trust me - lots of people who say they went into medicine to help people will be shown for the liars they are. They got in it for the money and when the money is dramatically reduced, they're out selling Cadillacs. There WILL be shortages of doctors, etc.
At the same time, yankee ingenuity will prevail and people with means will be able to afford special care from "private" docs.
It would work. And most people would be happy.
But those damn Democrats never bothered to ask me about this before they shoved that unconstitutional chunk of coal down our throats.