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To: Skeeter Bug who wrote (199889)	5/3/2009 4:02:44 PM
From: i-node	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 306849

>> the biggest problem with healthcare is that the cost is growing nearly 2x inflation. that's not sustainable. Well, I agree this is a problem and there is no simple solution. But this is a problem primarily because Medicare and Medicaid are government run programs instead of being privatized as Medicare Part D is. Had Medicare Parts A and B been done the way D was, I suspect we'd have a much more controlled growth today. But in the end, sure, health care is going to consume more money. Why? It is about self-preservation -- we don't mind spending large sums of money in our efforts to keep our family members around for just a bit longer. Ultimately, if we don't want to do this spending there is only one solution -- cut quality. That's what Obama wants to do (although they won't admit that) and that is what Canada and Great Britain have done with their socialized medicine. I just don't think we're ready for it here. At this point, Americans still feel they should take every measure to save a life. These are very hard decisions for a country to make, and in fairness there is no "right or wrong". Obama's claim that we have a "right" to health care runs counter to my sensibilities, yet I understand some others are going expect and believe that. I don't know how you get consensus on it. Ultimately, we were bound to elect a president and give him a supportive congress that makes socialized health care happen. Looks to me there is little to stop it.