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[Jed Dilligan]

I admit I've never paid much attention to the politics of healthcare. The main reason for this is that when I've had health insurance it has been basically useless. It either goes unused or there is a catastrophic incident of some kind, in which case the co-pays are enormous. Every time I've bought into health insurance I've ended up way behind, in the long run. This makes perfect sense, of course: private-sector businesses would not exist if this was not usually the case.

That being said: is it true that the Clinton plan might actually force me to buy insurance from a private company? To me, that's totally unacceptable. Either cover me or leave me to make up my own mind. The day the government forces Americans to buy a product from a corporation will be a sad one for democracy.

There are so many other ways to do it. Why not make medicine affordable by subsidizing doctors, clinics, and hospitals?