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Politics : A US National Health Care System?

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To: Mary Cluney who wrote (3381)	12/19/2007 9:37:24 AM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (2) of 42652

In this equation there are differences that range from the two extremes to everything in between. We "all" know that it can not work at the extreme ends of the spectrum. Excellent. I've been so disappointed at how this thread has turned into the battle of the extreme strawmen. Now, what remains is to define the tipping point of each extreme and not go past them. I would submit that, on the one side, that we aren't going to get rid of Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP. This country isn't going to give up medical assistance to the old, young, and poor. It's also not going to stop providing emergency treatment to all comers. Ain't gonna happen and advocating same is over the top reactionaryism. On the other side, I would submit that treating free, comprehensive health benefits as a human or Constitutional right is likewise over the top. No sound legal or moral basis for that has ever been demonstrated and it's economically unsound. The discussion needs to occur between those extremes. There are many factors within the health care issue. Each needs to be addressed discretely and thoughtfully without making mush of the arguments or demonizing or both.

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