Reply #1: That was a scary moment, but I think... [View All]

[CBHagman]

...the U.S. is headed for a pretty major health crisis shortly, for several reasons, one being that obesity rates are high and we are seeing type 2 diabetes and hypertension in younger and younger people. Only in Ron Paul's or Michele Bachmann's fantasies could a purely market-based system meet those needs. It's sad that it might take a tragedy to focus our attention, but I suspect that's going to happen.

Moving right along here, Ron Paul's words on what makes medical care so expensive are proof that he is totally, totally out of touch with reality. Sample quote on cost of health care: "The cost is so high because we dump it on the government. It becomes a bureaucracy." No, the cost is so high for multiple factors, including having to make a profit for the shareholders in the insurance companies. :grr: