Americans want "government" healthcare
This is the best news on the healthcare front in months, if not years.
The New York Times and CBS News released the results of a poll tonight that shows Americans overwhelmingly in favor of creating a government-run health plan to compete with private health insurance plans. The numbers are staggering: 72 percent of all Americans favor having a government plan, 87 percent of Democrats, and 50 percent of Republicans.
This should put an an end to the debate, but probably won't, because the private health insurance companies will fight tooth and nail to keep their huge profits and bloated CEO bonuses. It is up to each of us now to let our Congressman and Senators know that the current system has to end. If Americans are going to be required to buy health insurance, they shouldn't be forced to buy from private companies who hire people to deny legitimate claims.
The American people are good and smart enough to run a national healthcare plan, just like they are good and smart enough to run Medicare and Social Security. Government is us, not space aliens. Deep down, people who have issues with government-run anything have serious issues with their fellow Americans.