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!

[Alex]

Originally Posted by Betty

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!

How subsidized will your situation be under the bill? The gross price may not be lowered but most people who don't have insurance because they can't afford it are going to be heavily subsidized.

The system that passed is very similar to other countries that are generally viewed to have reasonably good health insurance coverage.

But regardless, was the only possibility to get you exactly what you want or die trying? Because cheap or free healthcare for everybody was never on the table and never promised. Is it better to stay stuck on 0% of what you want until you get to 100% or is it better to get 70% then fight for the other 30?

Either position is fine, but the former didn't seem to get much done over the previous 80 years of trying it.