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Politics : A US National Health Care System? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Lane3 who wrote (1862)	8/14/2007 10:09:37 AM
From: Peter Dierks	Respond to of 42652

"Your comment was about Congressional health plans so I responded in that contest. They are the same for civilian retirees, of which I am one." I did not communicate clearly. I was referring to the retirement income plan that Congress granted itself. They don't have to contribute anything to it (apparently they pay social security) and it pays them quite handsomely for the rest of their lives. I believe it is periodically indexed for the inflation Congress causes. If their plan were Social Security, it would probably receive more Congressional attention. In the context of health care, most people do not trust government to represent their best interests. In countries with socialized medicine extended waits and uneven treatment are common problems.