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Originally Posted by ernie
In truth I think America has made up their minds....they want lobbyists and extreme expense out of healthcare.
What they can't grasp is there is only one path to do that:
1) Vote for people who aren't in lobbyists pockets
2) Don't fall for charlatans like Trump who pretend they will drain the swamp and then put the lobbyists in charge....you need to drain the swamp yourself by doing the first thing
3) Realize the only way you keep lobbyists influence limited is universal healthcare. Single payer system.
#1 goes for both sides of the aisle as the ACA is NOT what Obama wanted "Obamacare" to be. His own party killed the dream. They need use this abomination of healthcare bill as a springboard to convincing people why single payer is necessary AND how they can do it with the money already in the system (which they can).
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I don't think single payer would ever win out in the US. There are good things that come out of for-profit medicine too. ie, better facilities, hospitals, incentive for research, etc. A system that balances that out with some kind of protection for a decent minimum level of coverage for everyone would probably be the winning formula. ie, make Medicare available to everyone as an option combined with some kind of refundable tax credit that could either go to medicare premiums or whichever health care option you choose.