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[drphungus]

A random assortment of thoughts:On my way to work today traffic crawled to a stop on the parkway when people slowed to watch two ravens pick at the carcass of a fox

Comments

[moxielegal]

I'm totally amazed at how many people think this bill is about free health care!

Now, correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't it about changing the way insurance has been held back from many, and the clauses that cause so much trouble (no more refusal for pre-existing conditions, no more removal for going over a certain amount)

Am I right? What in god's name is the fuss about then? Haven't the insurance companies enjoyed by hanging the sword of Damicles over people for long enough? The medical companies are bound to be better off in the long run, since even via medicaid, medicines have to be paid for!

Please, enlighten me.

basically, people want short term solutions; reelection

[drphungus]

No, you are correct. It's about reforming the system. This bill isn't by any means universal health care, and certainly not the public option. It's about eliminating policies about pre-existing conditions, denial of coverage, outlandish increases in premiums, and probably a thousand other little things (I haven't read the entire bill). There are reforms to try to curb the eventual implosion of the system. It's about opening up insurance to more people (with tax breaks for small businesses in some instances) so that there are more healthy and young people in the pool, which will help drive down costs, which then reforms the system and prevents a majority of people being priced out of insurance