One of the biggest reasons I supported Obama was his Healthcare plan, for several reasons....



1) The public option, it's the closest this country will ever come to a single payer system. It covers the uncovered and would help with the ridiculous costs for the ones who want to keep what they have.

2) Get rid of the "preexisting condition" shit and make them cover. Seriously, who has a problem with that and why?

3) Allow imported prescription drugs, this is huge. Cosmo from your other thread, this would be a big help to people in your situation...which is common, all too common here. Again, who has a problem with that and why?

4) The big changes and progress for Vets in the healthcare area, which he has already started. He's did quite a bit for them already, #1 reason my grandfather(a vet) voted for the first time in his life...for Obama.

5) Making it possible for Medicare to negotiate for cheaper prescriptions. I read an article a month or so ago that said our seniors pay more for their drugs than any other country in the world...that's shameful. Anyone have a problem with that and why?




The main point is that the big insurance/drug companies control the entire industry completely, they can charge whatever they want. They have the people of this country by the balls, playing by little rules. With his plan, there will be some much needed competition and much needed regulation. The ones opposed to this I just don't get, they are so obsessed with the idea of the gov. being involved...that they've let these companies come in and do whatever they want, but hey it's not "socialism" right? I've never seen an attack like this from the right or really anyone, this is nothing but politics, an opportunity to get votes with a hot-button issue like this...while the American people continue to suffer. What's the republicans plan that's supposed to be better than this legislation being proposed by the dems? Or a better question is, what's the republicans plan period?