Health Care Debate - New Orleans, LA

[Oliver Pruneholder]

This will lead to government takeover of health care. No thank you.

[Analisa Cisneros]

Republicans support a competitive marketplace, right? What else does a public option bring on but COMPETITION. Any business that finds itself up against a cheaper alternative will lower its own prices to compete. Simple enough? Anyway, how many people will choose to purchase a public plan? Probably no more than the percentage of people who choose the US Post over UPS or the public library over Border's Books. Think about it, though. If you lose your job or your private insurance you can go to the public library and research the public option. For free!

[Robert Ford]

We don't need health care reform, we need Insurance reform. Fix that and health care will be more affordable. I would like to see that happen first.

[Tom]

Government, especially the federal level, will make the system worse. It is also unconstitutional.

[stevo]

Obama is a communist

[Dorian]

Our healthcare system is broken. Outrageous fees and no preventive health care. The insurance industry is opposed in order to protect their interest and are using lobbyist to fool the public into defeating change.

[Alligator Bayou]

Blacks and Mexicans receive free health care . Why on earth would they want to purchase health care?

[hmmm]

i agree that our healthcare system is broken. i don't want the same people that run Medicaid, medicare, the DMV and Amtrak running healthcare though. Let insurance companies compete across states like auto insurance companies do. that will open up a world of competition and force lower prices without opening doors to bigger government. and i would rather have my employer pay me in salary what they put out for my insurance, and let me shop around for my own dang insurance. if it was truly a competitive market, i could sure find something better than what they're offering!