Thursday Feb. 9, 2012
Comments on: McDonald Backs Single-Payer Health Care Plan
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By Oris on 06-29-09
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Well I know who I won’t be voting for…..
By Firebeam on 06-30-09
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I don’t believe it is appropriate, nor an even playing field for the government to “compete” with private industry.  I believe the private health insurance companies have, like the financial markets, crapped in their own nest.  They are about to drown in thier own gluttony.  The feds ought to either regulate or replace, not compete.  As for which?, in this vastly changed world, I’m not sure.  what used to be reliable evidence or patterns are no longer dependable or trustworthy, making decisions on any matter these days, risky at best.

I guess the best I can say at this point is that the health insurance companies have not acted in a manner deserving of keeping their industry…and our health should not be a matter of profiteers.  Providers should be handsomely compensated to keep the practioners sharp and the medical field a desireable career for the best and brightest. I would say to our legislators:  have the integrity to do us proud…set the politics and the lobbyists aside for this one.