Dear BrainDamaged,
I see you're trying to wax all poetic and profound, pretending you're penning some screed that will matter to someone whose "best interests" are paying less taxes and making their own choices about their health care. The dirty little secret (well, one of the many) is that even people WITHOUT insurance have more choices than they'll have when the government is running things. They can't even run a car rebate program, what the hell makes you think they should be in charge of something as complex and personal as your health and that of your family.
You know, if you were really interested convincing people on the other side of the rightness of government run health care, instead of raging impotently to like-minded Obamacare zombies, you'd be here starting a conversation. Your best arguments and our best arguments...a dialogue. But you won't, whether you don't have the guts or know your arguments are bullshit, you'll just stay at the DUmp repeating the same old tired arguments you've used over and over and over again.
By the way, elected officials don't have Medicaid/Medicare. That is a really, really STUPID and uniformed argument. They have a variety of choices and every single one is run by a PRIVATE insurance company. None resemble Medicaid/Medicare or anything remotely close to the crappy government option they're trying to convince us we "need". People who use Medicaid have to have a SUPPLEMENT run by PRIVATE insurance because the government program doesn't meet their needs. When Mr. Obama and the members of congress decide the health care they want to pawn off on us is good enough for them and their families, we can talk. Until then, screw you.
I know no one who died from lack of health care. There have even been times when my family didn't have insurance. I went to the doctor, my children went to the doctor. We even visited the emergency room on occasion. Some things cost more than others but in every case the doctor or hospital was willing to take payments from us. There were times when all I could afford to send was $10 a week. As long as I made my payments as promised they were wonderful about it and never refused to see me or any member of my family.
But please, try something new. If we only have 4 states, if we're that insignificant, why bother? You've got the upper hand. Surely you can muster enough people to counter us evil "wingers" since you're in the majority. Though I would like to know, if you're in control of SO much, why can't you get the portion of that 90% who are happy with their coverage, but who support your leftist platform, to side with you on this health care thing? We're living in our mother's basements...blah, blah, blah (my mother is dead and I've been on my own since I was 17)...insurance companies and big pHarma...blah, blah, blah (yeah, I'm really put out by those $10 copays, it's probably a conspiracy)...birther stuff...blah, blah, blah (since most of us can walk and chew gum at the same time those interested in that issue can get involved with that AND show up at health care town meetings and tea parties.
But if you want a real conversation. Come on over. I dare you.
Cindie
