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Originally Posted by preciousjeni
I hope y'all aren't suggesting that Obama's plan is a move toward socialized medicine. His plan doesn't call for government-controlled healthcare which is what socialized medicine is. Under his plan, adults would have the option to select whichever health insurance provider they wanted/could afford. Those who can't afford private insurance would, supposedly, be provided a better Medicare/Medicaid-like option. Children would be required to be covered under some plan, so parents couldn't decide not to provide their kids with healthcare because they want to lease a new car or something.
I like his plan better than McCain's ridiculous $5,000 tax credit (which is supported through taxing the health care plan) which is completely worthless.
Neither plan is golden of course, but Obama's isn't socialized. It still calls for competitive PRIVATE insurance.
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You are right; it would not be socialized medicine like in other countries, but once the government begins to subsidize the system, even by paying for policies through insurance companies, the government isn't just going to hand over money without a lot of stipulations. They also will likely dictate how much they will pay the insurance companies per person, which in turn will limit the coverage given to the average American. There is no free lunch.