Sauce for the Gander

I don't actually think he's a good politician. I just believe in praising people when they do something right, and I think we'd have better care if politicians didn't have golden parachutes.

That's a key reason why I prefer health care reform to insurance reform. With the politicians insisting they have to keep feeding the insurance monster, that limits the potential benefits to clients needing health care. But there are claims that insurance would be subsidized for those who couldn't afford the fees; I'll believe that if I see it in action, but it would be some improvement.

>>And I am certain health care reform will not happen in this country simply because the standard response to anyone who has an illness they cannot afford is to denigrate the person for daring to inconvenience those who have the means to afford their own care.<<

Yes, I am seriously fed up with this "every man for himself" nonsense. That's not a society; it's anarchy.

>>I am just as frustrated in writing to my congresscritters because when I have written about some of my concerns on other issues, including my stance, I received replies with the same rhetoric they promote to those who completely agree with them.<<

That varies depending on who you write to. Some only seem to have one form letter. Others have a batch of forms, sometimes even two per issue -- one for people who agree, one for people who disagree. Probably all of them have staff to count the premise of the messages, so they'll have an idea what their constituents want and how to lie to make it seem like they're delivering that.

It's the usual double standard whereby rich people dupe poor people into giving up their resources. It frustrates me too. Also the military enjoys socialized medicine through the VA system. (I wouldn't blame anyone for not wanting to duplicate that, though; it's a nightmare of inefficiency and bad care.) America has a public education system, which everyone agrees is a good and necessary thing; and that's also falling apart because nobody wants to pay for it or otherwise take care of it.

I think people mostly want the goodies without having to do anything in exchange. It's irresponsible. It's also an example of people wanting whatever they want and not caring who else gets hurt in the process. These destructive memes are becoming so widespread that society is seriously starting to come unglued in large pieces instead of slowly crumbling.

I totally sympathize. I have seen many people struggle with insurance harassment. I think that, in theory, insurance has potential to be very useful; but in practice it is an abusive mess.