The Democratic party's health care proposals are characterized by the Republicans as "a government takeover of the health care industry", which presumably would be bad, perhaps even socialist. This serves to get ordinary Americans worked up and incensed about the whole process, which I'm not convinced most people really understand, because most of us are trained to have a revulsion for socialism, which we equate with communism.
But are most ordinary Americans really against protecting themselves from being denied insurance for pre-existing conditions? Are most ordinary Americans for millions of people losing insurance coverage and as a result health care? Do we as a nation actually believe that portability of health coverage and affordable health insurance for those who are not part of group plans is bad? I don't think that the nation is against those things, but have been convinced by The Right that it's something that it's not.
Perhaps we should stop demonizing the President and look at what the benefits would be rather than crying that the sky is falling and that the commies are coming.
Perhaps we should stop demonizing the President and look at what the benefits would be rather than crying that the sky is falling and that the commies are coming.
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