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Politics : Sioux Nation -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: stockman_scott who wrote (99472)	2/14/2007 4:27:02 PM
From: geode00	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 362583

Right-o. Still too generic and soft for moi. I don't think that having electronic medical records which will then get passed around like candy is going to fix what ails the health care system. (see:http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06362/749444-114.stm) It's the for-profit, inefficient, often incompetent, monopolistic character of the healthcare system that needs to be changed. Let's start with making health insurance companies a thing of the past. That won't save $25/visit, it may save 20-25% or more on everything. Let's provide all the drugs necessary but without the high-tech, nonsensical end of life procedures that cost so much. Let's focus on preventive care like getting rid of sugar in the diet. There are practical, high ROI programs that politicos keep avoiding like hot potatoes. There's too much tip-toeing around the special interests and the conventional wisdom. IMO, we're in really serious trouble as a country. We have a negative savings rate, an aging population, outsourcing of middle class (and soon upper middle class) jobs, energy dependency, declining competitiveness, etc. We're hollowing out the middle class and we need to make big changes to turn this ship around. I'm looking for someone brave enough to speak to that. Even if they don't get elected, just getting practical solutions into the public dialogue would help. If incompetent, deserting, cocaine and alcohol-addled n'er do well Dubya can be pushed into office TWICE then all we need is the 50.0000001% to get someone with some extraordinary plans into office. I can't remember who said it, but some political analyst noted that people really do vote for actual programs. The fluff may be what the media reports but people will take the time to understand and vote for someone who has concrete plans and programs they agree with. I see the angel food cake, now I want the beef. :)