I used to believe that we can’t afford to cover people’s health care. But then I watched for 15 years as my GOP party in Congress supportred endless warfare and “nation building” in Middle East without ever complainin about, or even mentioning, the cost. So I stopped believing that “fiscal conservatism” had any credibility. If we can spend trillions in Iraq, we damn well ought to be able to cover the health costs of people in this country
I agree.
There would be some compromises and prioritization of care at the margins but it isn’t as though all the MRIs and PET scanners and dialysis clinics and brain surgeons and physical therapists are going to suddenly disappear.
I guess I am fortunate that most, not all, practitioners and clinics and hospitals accept Medicare in this area and quality of care has been excellent, same as for everyone else.
Doesnt matter if we do have the money to pay for it. It would be a cluster***k of a system plus we’d lose some personal freedoms as those who pay the bills, calls the shots. In this case, the government. If they take your place in paying your bills for you, medical or not, its got its hooks into you and make you jump through all sorts of bureaucratic hoops in order for you to get your health care. That is, IF they let you get your health care.