Posted by liberal on October 14, 2013, 3:06 pm, in reply to "Re: ObamaScare"
From the mouth of my neuro surgeon uncle, a staunch conservative who owns his own surgery center: "tort reform would do nothing to lower costs."
The cost of healthcare goes up when someone without insurance gets care and those with insurance have their rates raised to compensate for the uninsured and their inability to pay. I could hand you a calculator and prove this point.
The absurd notion you present that the government has never before made you pay a tax or enroll in a system is comical. Even if they never have before...even if this were true...they are now. They do so legally. If you can ill afford insurance, being below 133% of the poverty level, this is free.all homes are capped at 9.5% of household income for healthcare costs now. People can choose to opt out of the system and pay a tax. People can choose a bronze package which drastically lowers costs. This is most certainly something we can afford. The people do want it and i point out obama beat the "repeal obamacare" platform of romney by 5 million votes. You do not deal with reality. Turn off fox news and think about what you are saying before you say it.
I prefer a universal healthcare approach with a single payer system...i got this instead, and i acknowledge even this is better than what we had before. Before the ACA, our nation's approach to healthcare was barbaric. As we move forward and seek progress, you will see in time how broken your tired arguments are. No one is buying it except for fringe lunatics and ill-informed. Your proposed solutions would not work. Regulation was needed. Costs will go down. People will be healthier.