The Public Option Is The First Step Towards Single Payer Health Care [View All]

[Yavin4]

A good number of posters here believe that America is just like DU. Here's a news flash. It aint. This country is comprised of various groups that span the political spectrum. You have some far left, some progressives, a lot of moderates, some fiscally conservative, some bigots, some racists, some down right asshats, but the largest group is bunch of people who don't really pay attention nor care about public policy. These folks care more about what's going on on TMZ.

In order for any major public policy to take shape, you need a majority of these people, and that's very hard to do. That's why you have to make compromises. That's why if you want single payer, you have to begin by introducing a pilot program like the Public Option which has the chance to grow into a single payer.

Some people are alarmed that the Public Option will only be offered to folks without healthcare insurance. Well, given that the rate of uninsured is growing year after year and that the few new jobs that are being created do not carry health insurance benefits, then the Public Option will rapidly become the primary health insurance for an entirely new generation. For example, it will be the default health plan for young people in this country.

Also, some people are alarmed that states can opt out, but even here, there should not be a worry because if those states do opt out, then their healthcare costs will skyrocket and the bondholders of those states' debt will force them to opt in.

In the end, the Public Option is the best way to acclimate the dullard and easily frightened U.S. public to a single payer health care system.