Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: Warren Admits Universal Medicare Would Result in Two Million Lost Jobs [View all]TexasTowelie
(112,472 posts)Going from horse-drawn carriages to automobiles represented a major advancement in technology. There is not a similar advancement in technology transforming from the current health system to MFA. The only change is who pays the bill.
There are definitely debate as to whether MFA will improve people's health or lives since in order to control costs there will be some type of rationing of care (be it longer lines, delayed procedures, or niche markets being eliminated). As far as the issue of financial solvency is concerned, is it worth destroying what is already in place in order to benefit the relatively low number of people that do go bankrupt? Most people that have adequate insurance would say no which is why M4A will not be adopted and why Warren's and Sander's plans are DOA in Congress. As bad as some people believe that our current system is, there are plenty of other people who realize that it can also be worse.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden