"The outburst by Rep. Joe Wilson of South Carolina -- who shouted "You lie!" when Obama said his plan would not cover illegal immigrants -- was only the most egregious display of contempt." (Eugene Robinson Friday, September 11, 2009)
Well, it is always interesting to quote the opinion of a columnist. Point of fact: The reason the GOP opposes healthcare is the usual one -- The Most Harm to the Most People. The problem here is that they are also afraid that a successful Obama policy would ring in the end of their party ... or, at least, the party of Ronald Reagan and George Bush.
The Republicans are unique in history -- they are the only group which has successfully verged on destroying the nation. Reagan & Bush 43 ran up mindless deficits which brought no benefit to the american people. Now we see them opposing a $900 Billion program which promises to save the average family over $6,000 per year.
$90 billion vs $6,000 ... think about that. 15 million families will save money.
IF WE IMPROVE THEIR HEALTH CARE.
If Put it another way -- all the paperwork for medicare and medicaid will go away under a single payer system. Agents being paid to deny you the health care you, or your employer, pay for you to have ... will go away. Their jobs will suddenly be to see that you get full and immediate cover -- as opposed to seeing that you get sicker ,and possibly die, so their company does not need to shell out the funds associated with paying on the coverage you paid to receive.
Private insurance makes money by having you die before you get treatment. National coverage profits makes money by ensuring you stay healthy and working -- so you pay taxes. DUH. Preventative medicine ... every industrialized (or first world) nation but our has it, and each of those nations is economically better off. Those which one might argue are not better off are experiencing unrelated problems unique to their history ... yet, regardless of the argument made, factually they remain equal, or better off, on a family lifestyle level.
Think about this: We pay twice as much for worse care. If we simply paid the same as every other nation, twice the number of Americans would receive full medical coverage as they need it -- without diverting funds from the general economy to pay for staying health. WIN-WIN more tax revenue, healthier people, a stronger nation.
Republican approach? Sicker people, weaker economy, higher deficits. Their response to the higher deficits -- lower the tax revenues and borrow to waste money in foreign locations and Vietnam like involvements.
Be a "Good" American, join the Republican Party and destroy America.
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