tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6682837139618506615.post7435109496597385136..comments2009-06-24T23:57:37.259+01:00Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01722000872821833016James@the-Ephemeric.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6682837139618506615.post-54211192788551358622009-06-24T23:57:37.259+01:002009-06-24T23:57:37.259+01:00much less paperwork tooAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6682837139618506615.post-22285709631525935312009-06-24T23:57:19.152+01:002009-06-24T23:57:19.152+01:00That&#39;s exactly what I&#39;m saying. Obama&#39;s plan to increase competition in the health insurance market can only go so far. This is the system that will guarantee universal coverage and reasonable expenses.Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01722000872821833016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6682837139618506615.post-27919142635991880922009-06-23T22:17:17.060+01:002009-06-23T22:17:17.060+01:00So what you&#39;re saying is that we should implement a single-payer system?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6682837139618506615.post-34332868829490316422009-06-22T02:46:17.396+01:002009-06-22T02:46:17.396+01:00Yes, I&#39;ve been finding this debate highly interesting as well, mostly because I can&#39;t understand how this current system has been left untouched for so long. They&#39;ve been talking healthcare reform for decades now!<br /><br />You&#39;re dead right that the Republican plan is just absurd, more Republican ridiculousness. However I don&#39;t see the Obama plan as being manageable either, the spending required is just too much. A happy compromise perhaps is needed.<br /><br />-Arthur Clarke<br />Oxford ChronicleArthur Clarkehttp://www.youngconservatives.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6682837139618506615.post-91898375273784905062009-06-22T02:42:59.926+01:002009-06-22T02:42:59.926+01:00@mark Well it sounds to me like Obama basically wants to make his own insurance company and then control what prices and coverage it gives to patients. This is a bit different to how the NHS works, not that I&#39;m using the NHS as a dream example, and ultimately doesn&#39;t seem like a massive change from what we have now, more a minor adjustment of how the current system works.<br /><br />@ Alex Roberts This money will have to be spent eventually in order to fix the system, sooner it gets done the sooner we don&#39;t have to pay for the ridiculous broken system. I think Obama wants this all done by the next election too.Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01722000872821833016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6682837139618506615.post-4545916221359806562009-06-22T02:36:56.672+01:002009-06-22T02:36:56.672+01:00i don&#39;t see how spending more money of this magnitude could possibly be a good idea. surely one must sit back now for a while and see whats what next year?alex robertsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6682837139618506615.post-57976050214563029382009-06-22T02:35:12.291+01:002009-06-22T02:35:12.291+01:00See now, to me it seems like Obama&#39;s plan is exactly right, I mean how is what he&#39;s proposign any different to what we have in Europe now?Marknoreply@blogger.com