Health Care Debate - Livonia, MI

[Emily Riley]

Government has never run anything efficiently (post office, public schools, welfare) so why allow them to ruin our health care system? We need tort reform and opening the state boundaries for national private insurance competition to make sweeping health reform - NOT government take overs.

[Corey]

Emily Riley, you are wise beyond your years. I agree 100% with you.

[gary700]

Health care costs have been increasing big time for 30 years. the private health care ind. has failed the normal people. we have by far the most expensive health care in the world and all the other rich countries have government controlled health care. we deregulated the telephone company and costs went up. wheres the proof that Private company's do better? Americans give a ton of charity money for cancer research and private health care is taking credit. the army uses tax dollars to figure out the best emergency care for the troops and years ago I saw on TV news that it would transfer over to our hospitals, but private health care gets credit for it. the truth is the other rich countries have just as good health care but they cover more of their population. people have blinders on and think this is the 1970's when we were on top. back then they were still recovering from WW2 but they caught up to us now.Our problem now is the current bloated system is used to easy money and asking them to cut the fat is like asking those CEO's to reduce their pay or a politician to take the same benefits as us.

[gary700]

Health care costs have been increasing big time for 30 years. The private health care ind. has failed the normal people. We have by far the most expensive health care in the world and all the other rich countries have government controlled health care. We deregulated the telephone company and costs went up. Where’s the proof that Private Company’s do better? Americans give a ton of charity money for cancer research and private health care is taking credit. The army uses tax dollars to figure out the best emergency care for the troops and years ago I saw on TV news that it would transfer over to our hospitals, but private health care gets credit for it. The truth is the other rich countries have just as good health care but they cover more of their population. People have blinders on and think this is the 1970's when we were on top. Back then they were still recovering from WW2 but they caught up to us now. Our problem now is the current bloated system is used to easy money and asking them to cut the fat is like asking those CEO's to reduce their pay or a politician to take the same benefits as us.

[Fred Sheill]

need reforms, but not all that is included in plan / bill open cross state ins. sales, tort reform, rein in insurance companies, no public options

[Fred Sheill]

no public options - need small simple to the point bill not 1000 + pages & multi new panels

[Corey]

Unfortunately, there is no plan or bill regarding torte reform/interstate ins. sales.

The Democrats don't want to hurt the lawyers from where most of their fundraising originates.

The Republicans don't want to hurt the insurance companies who support them.

You and I? You're kidding right? The politicians are much more worried about what they can do for their party than ever think about the citizens. For a politician to ever vote against their party because they truly believe it is in the best interest of the country is very, very rare.

[Mike]

Why would we trust the government to run anything. Pelosi, Frank, Reid...No thanks!

[Mike]

It is unconstitutional and beyond the powers granted to the Congress to seize healthcare.

[gary700]

well it seems like were screwed if we do and screwed if we don't. how come other rich country's can do it cheaper?

[mitchell]

if people cant affordd ins
how will they have money to pay the fine