Friday, January 21, 2011

What everyone forgets but should remember: The bulk of the new health insurance law won't kick in until 2014. No one knows how all those changes will affect care, cost, universality, etc. Of course, that hasn't stopped those who throw slings and arrows about ObamaCare, death panels, and other points on the right-hand side of the Sane<------>Lunacy scale from turning the dark sides of their imaginations loose:
  • It will bankrupt the country
  • It's a socialist plot
  • "I don't want no gummint messin' with my healthcare!" (often heard from those ignorocrats who don't know that Medicare, Medicaid, etc. are government-run programs)
It will be a long time before the populace and those elected to govern them acknowledge that the real solutions--universal, cradle-to-grave, single payer--will take the concerns about who get what and how much and at what cost off the table. Then, we can focus on more important problems:
  • Food
  • Water
  • Education
  • Industry & jobs
  • Security
Let me know your thoughts.

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