Abject Geekery

PATTON wrote on 08/21/2009 02:36:18 PM:

The assumption is commonly made that some oppose reform, when in fact, the proposed reform is what is opposed. The number given for “uninsured Americans” is 46 million. If you go to the US cesus bureau, page 22, you can get a break down of the 46 million “uninsured Americans.” 8.3mill make between 50 and 75 thousand, 9.1 mill make over 75000$, 10 million are non-US citizens(notice I did not say illegal immigrants) another 9 mill are children, many are in the above groups and a large portion would qualify for SCHIP. That leaves around 10 million who make less than 50,000 and are uninsured. Not quite the bogeyman we’ve been told to fear.

Seems like it would make more sense to:

• Tighten regulation on insurance
• Have some sensible tort reform
• Make insurance portable
• Give tax incentives for individual insurance policies,
• Make it easier to form a “group” to take advantage of group plans

Allow people to get insurance from out of state if it is a better deal

I mean… the idea of a government run Health Care program denying life saving treatments while encouraging euthanasia…just to save money? That’s crazy stuff.

Here’s a question: If you already see the “unintended” consequences of government run health care, and you still want tp push for a system that can only lead to government run health care… can you fairly say the consequence in “unintended”.