Reply #8: It's stupid for Medicare to advertise, I agree. [View All]

[denverbill]

It's stupid for the Post Office as well. However, I expect no less from the Republicans, who are simply paying off their campaign donors who happen to be in the advertising industry.

That being said, how much money does Met Life spend on it's blimp? How much do drug companies spend? How much do HMO's spend? How much does the top executive at Met Life make per year? How much of your insurance premium is wasted on commissions to the selling agent? How often have you had to find a new doctor because your old doctor wasn't covered by your company's new insurance plan? How do you feel about having to pay 15% higher premiums just to allow the corporate shareholders their 15% share of the profits?

Then lets talk the uninsured. Nobody in the US goes entirely without care if they are dying or seriously ill. If an uninsured indigent patient goes to a hospital, his bill will either be paid by Medicaid (your tax dollars) or the costs will be eaten by the hospital, which in turn, passes on the higher costs to paying patients.

Face facts. You are paying for national health insurance already. The only difference between actual NHI and what we have now is that people like you and I always have to worry about losing our homes, cars, and life savings should we ever lose our health insurance due to losing our jobs.