"Why do you want universal/socialized healthcare? It'll be like the DMV is in charge!"

[ck4829]

Yeah, yeah... go into the DMV; are there people ahead of you that are demanding their machines straight out of da Vinci's notebooks be declared street legal because they don't trust "Big Car Maker"? Would those people be coddled or would they be told "Have a nice day. NEXT!"? Is the DMV filled with people with fake IDs, but hey, it's cool because they are "pureblood"? Does the line for the DMV extend out into street and fill the parking lot? Does the DMV need to bring in clerks from other counties because of the overflow? Has the DMV needed to ration service?

The right is bringing us all the problems they said would happen with socialized medicine... but with none of the socialized aspects of it. The irony here is so thick that it has a calorie count.

[Sibelius Fan]

1. The DMV in CA works great. Renewals, registrations etc all happen online.

You need a smog test every two years which can be had in about 30 minutes at any of the thousands of businesses licensed to do the testing. Once completed, the results go directly to the DMV computers and you’re good to do what you need to do.

[ck4829]

2. Here in Ohio too

My experiences with the DMV have been that they move quickly and they are for the most part very courteous.

[Sibelius Fan]

5. DMV did suck in NJ and NV.

[aocommunalpunch]

3. It ultimately doesn't matter.

This country is wedded to capitalism, so the people will suffer and die. The donor class continues to make it so and nobody wants to admit our status as a closeted oligarchy.

[Voltaire2]

4. that's about right.

we can't even get the Democratic Party to fully support M4A. It is depressing.

[Voltaire2]

6. DMV vs Cigna, hmmmm...

I'm going with 'DMV'.