I know that posts like this – and this is my first political one – tend to stir up big emotions in people. But I want to try it anyway:
I was thinking about how to phrase this and I think one way is to ask:
Why are so many people afraid of what might happen after a health care reform?
And I think fear is what it comes down to. I hear interview after interview where people are voicing their concerns that they might not be able to get good care after the reform: As far as I know they are not getting good care today.
I think CNN did it well when they compared the health care in the U.S. to other countries: There are examples in Europe where the countries are spending less on health care and have a higher quality of the system than in the U.S.
Now I know:
There are many factors to consider here and not every system could be done in the U.S. in the exact same way – I’m only saying that there are alternatives and I think they are not scary.
I’m sure if I’m missing something here someone is going to point it out – thanks in advance for that 8-).
