Reply #10: I am in a similar position. I have a superb health [View All]

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plan. For years, we often negotiated for better health care rather than more pay. I feel pretty conflicted about this. If there is a real public option that gives legitimate choice to all Americans and affords low-cost/virtually free heath care to those who can't otherwise afford it, I support paying taxes on my cadillac plan. No way do I support paying taxes if what we finally get is some bullshit, watered-down, mandated plan that simply benefits insurance companies, fails to really address heathcare, and finally does not address the real issues of the uninsured (and that is what I fear is going to happen).

Why are we even having this discussion? Single-payer, universal health care is the only sane solution. If I am a bit behind on the issue, it is because for the past month (and for the next three months), I am living in Italy ( which has real health care), and the only discussion of the issues has been with the Europeans I know asking me wtf is going on over in the states.