dbackjon wrote:
I am thinking about what is best for the ENTIRE country...you need to move beyond your tight ideological boundaries and see that.
Jon, I don't doubt that you want what is best for the entire country but we do disagree on what that probably is and how quickly we should move to try and implement it. I'm not positive that a public option is the panacea that many seem to think it is.
In Britain, by contrast, having guaranteed access to care doesn't mean you'll actually get it. Twenty percent of British cancer patients who might be cured become incurable while awaiting the treatment they need.
Let's not rush into this Canadian/British model is the answer and let's just get it implemented but consider them under the light of what is wrong with what we currently have, what are others doing that is working and not working (see above) and what would fit within the "American" culture. Personally I like the idea of letting the states handle healthcare but I think competition leads to innovation and success.