The random political thoughts thread (Part Deux)

[scaeagles]

So...let's say the highest numbers out there are accurate and 48 million people are uninsured (i do not subscribe that figure). This means that 252 million Americans are insured.

You are saying that it is unfair that 252 million people have something that you do not. Because of that, you would impose a change on the 252 million people that have it.

Of course, I won't claim to say that all 252 million people are happy with it. I'm not always happy with mine (had to pay a lot for the knee surgery and rehab the daughter had). I also won't say that all of the uninsured really want insurance (if they have to pay) because some have other priorities for their money).

I understand there are problems with the current system. However, this does not mean I think the proposed fix is a good idea, and it does not follow that I think nothing should be done. It just means I don't think this shoudl be done.

[Strangler Lewis]

Originally Posted by scaeagles

So...let's say the highest numbers out there are accurate and 48 million people are uninsured (i do not subscribe that figure). This means that 252 million Americans are insured.

You are saying that it is unfair that 252 million people have something that you do not. Because of that, you would impose a change on the 252 million people that have it.

Maybe. Sixteen percent strikes me as a high failure rate for something that's fairly basic. As an absolute number, 48 million people is huge. If there was a world without public education and sixteen percent of the country (48 million people) was not getting a basic education, I would hope we would impose a change on everybody else or come up with a public option.