The American people want cheap health care, but they don't want to pay for even though it will

[ej510]

save individuals thousands of dollars are year. I have conversed with many, and most of the people I've had conversations with hate public plans, because of the myth of long lines and the other is se;fish. They o not want to pay for someone else. The thought of someone covered from their taxes vexes them. Most Americans want their cake and want to eat it to. Nothing is free.

[Bluzmann57]

1. My reason is selfish too

I'm tired of paying out my rear end for health insurance. Less money in their pockets= more money in my pocket. And that will help the economy. Seems simple.

[elocs]

2. What I don't understand is how people don't get how if you pay, you pay--whomever.

Let's say you spend $10,000 on private health care. Go to single payer and your taxes go up $10,000 but you are paying nothing else for any private health care. What's the difference? Except with single payer, universal coverage everyone has health care and it is undoubtedly going to be better quality health care. Why on earth do any Americans want to pay the most by far in the world for health care, but be ranked #37? That's insanely stupid.

[HughBeaumont]

3. You ask a Republican male and he'll give you a borderline (or blatant) racist answer every time.

Do these people NOT get that other people use the same fire departments, police departments, schools and libraries that ALL OF US pay into? Rich white Republicans don't get different/better services for their tax dollars. Is that what they think . . . in their whole "Health care is a privilege, not a right" bullshit?

I seriously don't get what the hell their PROBLEM is. The selfish reason, as it's been stated dozens of times before, is that it'll be there for YOU when you're older and need it.

DURRRR.

[Amonester]

4. If they're healthy, many who ain't...

are covered by the premiums they pay. PLUS all the fat cats of Big Ins. Inc. profit obscenely.

But, yeah, they must prefer that their taxes (plus those of their not-born-yet grandchildren) be wasted by the TRILLIONS in un-winnable wars abroad.

85% for (any kind of) public-option want endless wars that will never end?

Not sure.

[damntexdem]

5. Not according to the polls.

A majority are willing to pay higher taxes to have universal health care.

[Doremus]

6. The polls dispute you. 70+% of Americans want a public option and will willingly pay higher taxes

[Jane Austin]

7. Your post is completely contradicted by the results of

the poll Tweety and others were showing yesterday.

People are willing to pay more to get good coverage.

People are also willing to pay to make sure all are covered.

[tranche]

8. We pay for it now.

Wish I could dig up the links, but we're paying the money today. Let's not get caught up in how much "more" it will cost. We're paying enough now to cover it and more.

[asteroid2003QQ47]

9. Well aren't you just a little insensitive to...

the morons here who obviously are unable to grasp that fact!
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"If people ask, we tell them, 'Sicko is a comedy about 45 million people with no health care in the richest country on earth.'"
--Michael Moore

(and it's much worse than the picture Mike paints!)