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Originally Posted by pan6467
Those who fight for the status quo do so for 1 of 2 reasons.....
1) they make more money the way the system is and they know a change would mean less money for them
2) they are just plain ignorant to the facts, would rather believe the hype that a true universal healthcare would hurt us, and choose to laugh at everyone else's "misfortune" because those people weren't as prepared as they are, plus it's only the poor affected.
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I know several people who are against government provided healthcare who genuinely believe that the government is so inefficient that they will make the situation much worse.They are not laughing at anyone but are concerned (and rightfully so) that the federal burocracy will bring everyone's medical care down while now at least most can get decent care through their employers etc...
I agree that almost everything the government does is less efficient than the private sector. However the medical/insurance industry is so out of control that I believe the government will have to eventually provide universal healthcare. As I've said before the medical industry just doesn't seem to be capable of operating in a competitive manner.
I don't think that it is just the religious right who are resisting this change. I imagine the trial lawyers will still want the ability to sue for malpractice only now they would have to sue us (the government) which may not be possible. All polititians are being lobbied by other medical industries amd groups who have a vested interest in keeping things the way they are. Our polititians seem to care more about getting contributions (and re-elected) than doing what is right for most of us. Just look at the latest bankruptcy rules they passed making it more difficult to file even though a large percentage of those filing is because of medical bills. They did this even though the credit card companies are showing record profits.