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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices
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To: Mongo2116 who wrote (1047679)1/11/2018 8:50:52 AM
From: RetiredNow  Read Replies (1) of 1571938
 
Maybe, but just as is the case with the GOP, the small minority have a voice that is a million times greater than all the rest of us. For example, Obamacare was a disaster for most Americans. It has skyrocketed our insurance costs. Everyone is paying far more than they would have otherwise. All of this, so an additional 20 million could be insured. This was quite precisely the tyranny of the minority over the majority. 20 million people who pay nothing into the system are now getting free insurance and the other 280 million Americans have seen their costs double putting a massive squeeze on their ability to make ends meet. That is a bad plan, very simply put. There were better ways to do this. We have a 15-20 great examples of how other countries implement health care in ways that maximize outcomes for everyone without destroying the middle class. But as is usual, we choose the exact way to minimize benefits and maximize costs. Obamacare has to be replaced. None of us can afford it.

Oh and btw, I do believe in universal coverage, but would prefer incentives in there to protect the 95% from the unhealthiest 5% who eat up 95% of the health care resources. We need balance and perspective.
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