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Someone posted a recent poll showing how Obama's approval numbers have gone down since the election and was wondering why. Other than the fact that it happens for pretty much every president ever elected, I said that:
Which lead to a discussion of the health care debate,in which I said:
"If we really want to go by facts for health care - what works, what doesn't and what's the most efficient way of providing health care for everyone (because let's face it - that's what we need. I can't believe people who think that you should just go die if you can't afford a cancer treatment. I mean how effing cruel? Oh wait, I forgot, altruism is the greatest evil the world has ever faced!) - if you went around and looked at all health care systems globally (which a lot of people and organizations have done), then it is the single-payer systems that work. You get the best health care outcomes for the best price and it covers everyone. I mean, think about how insurance works - everyone puts money in and whoever gets sick, gets care. If the pool spends more than it's bringing in, insurance rates go up. So how do you get the best possible rates while still covering as many people as possible? Your pool *has* to include everyone everywhere. All the able, all the sick, all the rich, all the poor. The idea of competition is ridiculous - that only helps insurance companies - more competition means more companies with more plans vying for members, which means smaller pools and therefore higher prices. If people weren't idiots, they would do their research and see this is the best, logical route to take and if people weren't idiots listening to corporations, they'd see that they were being manipulated (like the poor have been for years!) to fight for the rich. I wish I'd thought of it - rob a house and convince the homeowners that it's God's plan for me to take their shit and let them have a shoot out with the police while I sneak out the back door."
I'm feel very communicative lately. I'm glad I'm getting to write in at least tiny bits here and there. All right, I have to get back to dusting.
"...a whole bunch of politically-unaware people got involved in the political process during the last election and now they're pissed everything isn't already fixed. You can't get your politics in a drive-thru. Changing a fucked up economy and ending two wars does not come with quick microwave directions."
Which lead to a discussion of the health care debate,in which I said:
"If we really want to go by facts for health care - what works, what doesn't and what's the most efficient way of providing health care for everyone (because let's face it - that's what we need. I can't believe people who think that you should just go die if you can't afford a cancer treatment. I mean how effing cruel? Oh wait, I forgot, altruism is the greatest evil the world has ever faced!) - if you went around and looked at all health care systems globally (which a lot of people and organizations have done), then it is the single-payer systems that work. You get the best health care outcomes for the best price and it covers everyone. I mean, think about how insurance works - everyone puts money in and whoever gets sick, gets care. If the pool spends more than it's bringing in, insurance rates go up. So how do you get the best possible rates while still covering as many people as possible? Your pool *has* to include everyone everywhere. All the able, all the sick, all the rich, all the poor. The idea of competition is ridiculous - that only helps insurance companies - more competition means more companies with more plans vying for members, which means smaller pools and therefore higher prices. If people weren't idiots, they would do their research and see this is the best, logical route to take and if people weren't idiots listening to corporations, they'd see that they were being manipulated (like the poor have been for years!) to fight for the rich. I wish I'd thought of it - rob a house and convince the homeowners that it's God's plan for me to take their shit and let them have a shoot out with the police while I sneak out the back door."
