tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30340112.post7418667435467936414..comments2023-10-04T05:42:58.799-05:00Comments on Half Empty: Universal Health Care: It’s About That Job You HateHalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06691384412216558403noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30340112.post-56287769055856645742008-04-27T11:22:00.000-05:002008-04-27T11:22:00.000-05:00No argument. America is driven by dollars and this...No argument. America is driven by dollars and this has been institutionalized since WWII. It is going to take a paradigm shift in American politics and in the American psyche for universal health care to become a reality here. I've already witnessed the second in a local town hall meeting, where a card carrying Republican tried to educate her Democratic congressman (Lampson) on Rep. Dingell's HR 676. A universal health care bill that has been filed every year of Dingell's congressional career. <BR/><BR/>Imagine that, a Republican trying to convince a moderate Democrat to vote for Dingell's bill. I think Americans are at last ready to make the transition to "socialized medicine" by first attacking the insurance industry - an industry that has reduced countless families to bankruptcy. It has come down to whether our politicians have the political resolve to fight the insurance lobby.Halhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06691384412216558403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30340112.post-85463387435802277432008-04-27T07:26:00.000-05:002008-04-27T07:26:00.000-05:00There is a lot of talks about universal health car...There is a lot of talks about universal health care, but nobody point's out one thing. I am working in insurance, beside <A HREF="http://lsminsurance.ca/calculators/canada/term-life.php" REL="nofollow">term life insurance</A> we are dealing health insurance as well (here in Canada it's about 30% of medical expenses, public health care is much bigger) so I have picture how much funds is inside. But it's just maybe 1% of what you have inside! How do you want to move so many billions of dollars? US private health insurance is one of the biggest industries in US and politicians just say: "we will change it!" Nonsense, it can't be done so easily...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com