Criticizing Obama

[Betty]

Originally Posted by Alex

A public option wouldn't have made anything cheaper, especially out of the gate. As touted, it would merely have applied competitive pressure that over time might have driven prices down. And you'd have been just as required to buy it. If what you wanted was single payer then that was never even on the table in the first place.

What I wanted was affordable health care for my family. Why is that so fricken hard? Something in the hundreds of dollards per month - not in the thousands. Why do so many other countries seem to have a handle on this but the good ol' USA says F you!