I didn't say anything about Canada, I talked about Massachusetts and Hawaii. I think we should enact programs at the state level like they have done because they have been proven to get the majority of their citizens quality health care. If you do that it severely shrinks the problem, you go from an average of 10-12 percent uninsured to 2-3 percent. You solve 3/4 of your problem right there and with no Fed involvement.
No, I don't think Canada's system is the way to go.
I think there must be a base level of coverage for all, those who desire additional coverage can buy it if they wish. The base level coverage wouldn't get you a boob enhancement, but you could buy a higher level plan that would.
I have no idea why congress gets their own health care plan, but I' totally against it. All Americans should have access to the same standard of care.
Yes sir, Pelosi should have the exact same base coverage as you and I and if she wants anything above that she should pay for it out of her own pocket.
I explained in my previous post how I think we should do it, and it's not a Federal take over of the health care system.
I think free enterprise is a great thing, and it works for almost everything, but it doesn't work for health care. That's the way we do it now and we have 10-12 percent of Americans with no health coverage using emergency rooms as doctor's offices at an outrageous cost that all of us who do maintain health care coverage pay for.
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