re: #103 LudwigVanQuixote

OK, that kicked ass…

I may well take some heat for this, but that kicked ass.

Bottom line on anyone wanting to attack me as a lefty,

I am taking a very very old fashioned view that you have a duty to help those in need and that telling a kid he has to suffer for the sake of profits is called evil.

I agree that folks have an obligation to lend a hand to those less fortunate than we are. I think the decision as to when and how much lies best with each person, not the government.

Our system is rife with flaws. The rhetoric against reform always sweeps those under the rug. I have doctor relatives who tell me dozens of insurance horror stories.

Exactly what is wrong with holding those bastards accountable? They loose profits? You are fighting for their right to be parasites?

What is wrong with opening up the market to make it more competitive? This is an up and up free market solution - and it does not cost tax dollars to do.

What is wrong with offering affordable minimal coverage as an independent agency to those who still need it?

Best of all, what is wrong with having actual medical professionals, rather than lawyers, corporations and politicians form a committee to cut out waste. The horror stories that my brother tells me from the VA are astonishing. Millions wasted that could be used to help people.

The only people who stand to loose from this are certain fat cat insurance companies and well - fuck them. They are parasites.

also agree our system is flawed. I do not trust that this plan under this Congress is the proper “fix” for those flaws. I also think there are problems than can be alleviated now, without having to wait four years. And I am amazed at being told that this plan will not be in place for another 4 years, after being told that it is so critically important to “fix” our system we should have just sat back an allowed the proposed bill to go through without anyone even reading it.