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ajm3s writes:

in response to ancientmariner:

It amazes me to see people who are obviously eligible for Medicare rant and rave about the recent health care legislation. Do they refuse to allow Medicare to pay their bills when they get sick? Heck no! But if the rest of us poor schmucks get a few measly concessions like an end to being refused insurance because of pre-existing conditions or a guarantee that we won't be dropped when we get sick, all of a sudden that's "Socialism."

Funny how it's not socialism for them- only when it gets offered to other people.

I don't think the health care legislation is perfect, in fact it's far from it. My choice would have been extending Medicare to all citizens. What we got is a small first step in the right direction, and Medicare recipients demonstrating against it is hypocritical at best.

If they want to repeal the health care bill, then they should first repeal Medicare and have to deal with the insurance companies like the rest of us.

I believe you hit it on the nail in your last statement, but as you indicate that will not happen since those that have will not give it up, and those that have not will fight for anything to get what those who have.

Problem: Not enough tax revenue to pay for all this care for everyone by the wage earners making over 250K and additional taxes.

In fact, Mayo Clinic in Arizona will be refusing Medicare patients going forward because compensation does not cover costsset by governnment.

Prediction: There will be two healthcare services. Publicly provided according to guidelines set in Obamacare and private (for those who can afford).

Then you will definitely see a vast disparity between quality of care between public and private.

My concern: the net result of overwhelming public and smaller private care is lower quality overall with reduced innovation by investors which lead to America's leadership in medical and drug development.

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