Health Care Debate - Hayward, CA

[sanity]

Public Option. Anything else is a gift to the insurance industry.

[Lou]

Why would I want to turn anything over to the government.

[Laura Watson]

Many good American citizens are currently without health care through no fault of their own. Should we just let them die?

[Carl Pelley]

Lou wrote:

Why would I want to turn anything over to the government.

Well the government runs Medicare pretty good with a MUCH smaller percentage of waste and administration cost than the rest of health care system. They do the same thing with the Veteran's health care system. Where do you think we would be without Social Security? Massive welfare is the answer! Then there is the Post Office which does a pretty good job in my opinion (6 day a week delivery direct to your residence, less than 50 cents to send a letter across the country, etc.). It's big business and the greedy HMOs that scare me much more than the government, thank you!

[Carl Pelley]

Laura Watson wrote:

Many good American citizens are currently without health care through no fault of their own. Should we just let them die?

That is pretty much the Republican philosophy. Of course they have an excellent health care system (paid entirely by us taxpayers I believe!) and their fat cat supporters can afford any kind of health care they want...so who cares about the peasants? Let them just do without! That's the Republican way!