> Maybe I'm stupid, but if there's no public option, it would be best
> for the "reform" to fail, because without a public option, all you
> have is a gigantic subsidy of the insurers and big pharma with no
> guarantee of adequate care. And who wants that?
>
> I just have to agree with Einstein that human stupidity is inifinite.
> I mean, we have all the baby boomers getting to the age where they
> need major medical care and the basic plan is to completely bankrupt
> them (and their families).
>
> That's going to be really good for the economy!!! Boy oh boy!
Yup:
http://www.cbpp.org/cms/index.cfm?fa=view&id=2922
> Consider an illustrative family of three in which the father earns
> $35,000 from a small retailer and the mother earns $11,000 as a
> part-time sales clerk. Neither receives health care through his or her
> employer. The couple has a daughter in second grade at the local
> public school. The couple has avoided accruing credit card debt but
> has no life insurance or retirement savings. After paying basic
> expenses, [6] this family would have a little less than $650 a month
> to cover any costs for clothes or shoes, car repairs or maintenance,
> household expenses, restaurant meals, and any hobbies or activities —
> and all of the family’s health expenses. Under the Baucus plan, this
> family could pay $400 — 62 percent of the remaining monthly amount —
> just to cover the cost of premiums before taking deductibles and
> co-payments into account.
And that's from a think tank that's totally in the tank for Obama-care.
SA