On Thu, 13 Aug 2009 19:44:03 -0500, Neeum Zawan wrote:

> On 08/13/09 19:23, Jim Henderson wrote:
>>> 	Funny - I haven't heard any suggestions of alternatives from
>> those who
>>> keep opposing it. Are you sure they agree it is broken?
>>
>> The ones I've talked to agree that it's broken, but they are against
>> "big government" and I understand the reasons why, even though I might
>> not agree with them.
> 
> 	Fair enough.
> 
> 	And also fair enough that it need not be government run. Some 
countries
> do have very successful insurance driven health care - simply because of
> government regulations to prevent the companies from abusing it.

True.  Well-regulated could work well for us.

> 	Haven't looked at Obama's bill. General consensus, though, seems 
to be
> that it's different from virtually all models out there, so it's a toss
> up as to whether it's a good plan or not. I guess we'll know 40 years
> down the road.

I haven't looked at it either, but as I get drawn into more debates about 
it, I probably will at least read the summary view of it, if only to be 
better prepared for discussions about it. :-)

We'll know 40 years down the road if it's approved. :-)

Jim

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