While there certainly are people out there that will play the 'socialist' or 'communist' card too many times, you also have to realize that the American people live in a country that is running out of money. Their government has out of control spending and numerous social programs are on the verge of going bankrupt.
That, along with a recession, and a banking problem they still haven't solved yet, plus a Federal Government that has way too much frickin' power, equals a people that doesn't trust the government.
We have it good here in Canada. In fact, when I read the thread about a possible election up here, I often laugh at the comments because our problems seem like nothing compared to the problems the US has.
For me, there would be two reasons not to support Obamacare. And I don't give a crap if its supposedly better than anything else. Its only better because the people don't demand more.
Reason 1 - It is run by the Federal Government, and not by each State.
Reason 2 - Last time the government implemented a health care program(Medicare)...it ended up costing 100x more than they originally estimated. So Obama can take his hogwash about being able to finance the thing without adding more debt and shove it up you know where. There is NO government in the whole world that can make a project like this work and not have it cost more than it was supposed too.
And before you jump on me for not having any compassion, I have said before that with certain reform the US could solve a lot of their health care problems. But nobody seems to give a crap, and especially not Obama. I suppose its more fun to just add another layer of red tape onto the 10 layers that already exist and call it a 'plan.'
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