I am one of President Obama’s most ardent supporters. I canvassed for him, I donated to his campaign, I raised money for his campaign, I was a precinct captain, and I continue speaking to conservatives convincing many of them to what we all assume President Obama is trying to attain.
A single payer health care insurance is absolutely the most efficient way to pay for healthcare. Mathematically speaking that fact is incontrovertible. In the past President Obama supported that. The President stated that he would let the facts dictate the solution to this problem. I understand that because of disinformation on the attempt to equate a single payer healthcare insurance with socialize medicine, that many in congress are scared to go outright with such a system. The only acceptable alternative is to have the government provide competing not for profit insurance. The reality over time will likely make the government not for profit insurance option the only viable option which is where we want to be given its efficiency and because the vast majority of premiums will go into healthcare as opposed to shareholder dividends, executive pay, and salesmen pay. Additionally because doctors will have one source to work with for payments, there cost is dramatically reduced given that fewer employees would be necessary and wasted time for the complexity of working with different insurance companies are no longer required.
We have a very small window to effect this drastic change. If it is not done by summer, it will not be done. It is imperative that everyone call their Senator and Congress person and let them know that we must have single payer insurance but that we will accept no less than a not for profit government insurance to compete with the for profit insurance companies.
Senator’s Contact info: http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm
Congress Person Contact info: http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/mcapdir.html
Let us be honest. If President Obama allows the insurance companies to win this battle, we can no longer support him as if he caves on one of the most important issues to our country, then it is unlikely he will accomplish any of the other necessary and progressive items we elected him for. If this is the case, it is time for use to work arduously to the creation of a third party as both the Democratic and Republican parties would have proved to be incompetent.
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