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Originally Posted by mookiemookie
If you've got insurance, you're already paying for others' healthcare.
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Then we don't need a government option. Pay your premium and leave others alone. Sounds simple to me.
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No, you don't. Your insurance picks up most of the tab, and that's paid for by other people.
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I pay my premium. And I use services I need. Others who pay their premiums do the same. End result...people who do this are covered and are taking charge of their own life and not infringing on others.
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Except it works in every other modernized country. We rank dead last in healthcare, according to multiple studies.
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I don't buy it. Who's ranking it? People up in Canada are coming here to avoid delays in care. I have never seen a workable system in government care. Even so, I wouldn't trust our bloated beaurocracy to be able to deliver anything of substance and quality. Especially something as important as a health plan.
I'm sure people in the bronx polled that way, yet,
http://spectator.org/blog/2009/03/20...an-8-in-10-ame
"8 in 10 Americans happy with health care coverage."
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So you're fine paying more than anyone in the world for healthcare while millions don't have it. When someone says "hey we can pay less and cover more people if we make these changes" you throw a fit saying that people need to pay for their own self? Guess what? You're already paying for people who don't have healthcare. The only difference is that there are people that want those dollars spent more wisely.
You remind me of the story of Joe Conservative:
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No, I'm paying my own health insurance premiums. Which are reasonable in my book. And I have choices in doctors, hospitals and services. And there is competition in services which help to contain my costs. These are things not given in the "public" option. There is also currently no tort reform which would limit the fivolous lawsuits which drive up the costs through bogus malpractice suits. Seriously mookie, my dollars are mine to spend. Not yours. And I'm happy with my arrangement. I don't get up and go to work everyday so you can take some of my liberty and property so you can have what you should be funding for yourself. I did mention to you I don't care if you personally get a public health option. But you pay for it. Since I don't use it, I shouldn't have to. You aren't chipping into my healthplan. Seriously, what do you types have against liberty, free choices, and personal responsibility.