So for a late 50s person such as myself, private insurers charge $610 per month (after tax income) for single person, average insurance with a $500 deductible, etc. This works out to about $5.50 per hour in income needed just to pay health insurance if you’re not partially covered by an employer!

Though cheaper than other parts of the U.S., MA health insurance is just not affordable for large numbers of people in the U.S., including MA, especially considering that at a minimum wage job, you would end up spending all of your money on health insurance, leaving out fairly important things like food, shelter, transportation, etc. Though MA has made an effort to alleviate some of the problems with U.S. health insurance, allowing the private insurers who are the root of the problem to gain more business at whatever they choose to charge is not sustainable.

I heard about the MA Mandatory Insurance Law. You’d think they’d see that it’s not working but I am beginning to believe that the Govt loves to put things in place that don’t work. I swear, sometimes, I don’t want to vote anymore because it seems like nothing more than a popularity contest to see who will win afterwhich, most elected officials don’t care what “the people” want, they whip out the real agenda which is NOT the one that was part of the campaign. Congresspeople, senators and a boatload of other uncessary elected officials will not be affected by Healthcare Deform so what do they care. SMP, at this point, being a serf doesn’t look that bad especially if it costs me less in taxes!

We have mandatory healthcare here, and that’s not working. The lower incomes still can’t afford insurance, but access to free emergency care at hospitals and clinics has dried up because they’re all supposed to have insurance whether they can afford it or not.

Wouldn’t it make more sense to address these needs individually instead of this sweeping reform that is not needed and is going to bankrupt most of us.

I don’t believe we will get to keep the insurance we have if we’re satisfied. Healthcare is not a big moneymaker for insurance companies. If they can’t complete with the government option, they’ll get out of the business or raise premiums to make up the money. This is headed to a single payer system and then we’ll have no choices.

Why does the government never look at the unintended consquences of what they do? They believe everyone will keep on behaving as they are now, just forking over more money to them. It doesn’t work that way. If payroll taxes go up, people still won’t be able to afford insurance. If doctors can’t make a good living because reimbursements are cut, there’ll be a shortage of doctors, and we will have rationed care whether this bill provides specifically for it or not. This will change how the whole industry does business; they can’t begin to predict the consequences of such a complicated/convoluted bill.

Also, I do believe illegal aliens will have to be covered. Our Constitution says “persons” not “citizens” with regard to access to public services. That issue has already been decided by the courts and is why illegal immigrant children can attend public school. Obama appeases the masses by promising illegals won’t be covered when he knows the courts will overturn it.

This goverment seems intent on controlling as much of our lives and businesses as it can. It’s more than a little frightening. I agree healthcare needs some reform, but this is not the way.

I still think it is just basically too complex to implement the way they have it written. I’m all for reform – I just don’t think this particular bill is the correct solution!

(And I still think that congress and the President should have to participate in what ever they pass!!