What a SURPRISE!

[Anthony]

Originally Posted by Excaliber

This is a plan for the masses, the people, not the rich, wealthy and powerful and that makes perfect sense to me. CEO's, rock stars, movie stars, would you expect them also to give up their personal health care choices as well? For many folks cost is not a factor, good for them. But for MOST folks cost is a huge factor in that they cannot afford ANY health care plan.

The $64K question here suggests that we should level the playing field for health care across the board. Then the unemployed worker with a family who cannot afford insurance would be equal to the POTUS or CEO's or movie stars in terms of health care. Such a plan would deny the rights of the wealthy to purchase the best health care they can afford or are offered as part of their job. Should we then prohibit ANY business from providing any health care above and beyond a set Government standard? This is a ludicrous argument.

Your missing the point. The rich will always be able to get the best care, best access no matter what system is ever in place, current or any future. The point is that the politicians are deciding for us, what type of health care we should have, but exempting themselves from it, and having us pay for a better plan for themselves, like they deserved it, or you may feel they do. Do you think they are to blame for the financial crisis? Correctly make payouts to banks and the auto industry? Make correct decisions regarding iraq, aphsganistan?, vietnam, etc.? Do you think they can get it right with healthcare?

Originally Posted by Excaliber

Then it depends on how a Government health care plan is setup, the jury is out on that question.

You really think so? Do you really think a group of lawyers can set up a national health care system that will work to most people's expectations?

Kind of like worker's comp, VA, medicare, Medicaid?

I think the easiest thing to do, is to expand Medicaid, make a public option plan subset, and put all the politicians on that plan as well, as it is by far the best value ( bang for buck) health care plan out there now, not that every physician is on the plan, but enough of them are on it to make it work. It would save us taxpayers money on what we spend for their health care. If they want a better plan, then they can pay for it themselves, as most of them are wealthy anyways.