Goverment-Funded Health Care? We're Already Two-Thirds There

[marmar]

from OurFuture.org:



Goverment-Funded Health Care? We're Already Two-Thirds There
By Sara Robinson

March 6th, 2009 - 3:58pm ET


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My fictitious conservative uncle—let's call him Uncle Con—is at it again.

"Americans don't need socialized medicine!" he bellows, doing his very best Rush Limbaugh impression—which pretty much lets you know where this particular set of talking points came from. (When he whines, you know he's been listening to Bill O'Reilly. If he comes across willfully ignorant and pugnacious, he's been hitting the Hannity hard again. Try it at home: Field ID on right-wing talking points = hours of fun for the whole family!)

You really want to stop Uncle Con in mid-breath? Simple. Just ask him who pays for his health care. If he's over 65, his doctors are being paid by exactly the same kind of God-forsaken Commie single-payer health care that Canadians have. (If he's got a supplemental policy—well, Canadians get those, too.) If he's a veteran, he's even farther gone—the VA, that well-known cadre of fellow travelers, is pretty much the mirror image of the UK's 100 percent socialized medical service. It's fair to ask: If these systems are good enough for him, why aren't they good enough for his kids and his grandkids?

When I started paying attention to this, I was stunned at how many of these anti-"socialized medicine" blowhards are, themselves, fully-vested beneficiaries of government-subsidized health care. In fact, I was so intrigued by this phenomenon that I started keeping count. And then I did some research. And then I ran some numbers. And the conclusions were absolutely staggering. .............(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.ourfuture.org/blog-entry/2009031006/goverment-funded-health-care-were-already-23-there

[Cleita]

1. Yes, but our new health care officials want to take that two-thirds away from

us and just give us vouchers to buy insurance from the same vultures who caused our health care problem to begin with.

[peace13]

2. Imagine that.

Imagine the last third being willing to pay? To so many, the problem is even getting insurance due to preexisting conditions. I can't imagine the fearless world of knowing, even if one of us gets sick, that we would still be able to get coverage.