Barack Obama promises that, if elected, he will have a universal health care bill signed and in place by the end of his first term. On this site you can see that the other candidates promise similar things. What about Obama's plan makes you feel like he is the one that can enact this change?
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Given that your current poll cites that a number of visitors to this blog believe that health care will be saved by "someone else", why not expand this blog to include the health care reform platforms of Republican candidates as well? Just a thought.
Quick question:
So many candidates (both democratic and republican) have promised to enact varying health care plans. However, I don't think the President really has the ability to do that. Any health care reform the President would want to enact, would also require the approval of both the House and the Senate right?
So perhaps a more pertinent issue is:
Which of the Presidential Candidates has a health care reform plan that will actually be able to become reality?
I only bring this up because I have sincere doubts that both the House and the Senate will pass any legislation to create socialized medicine. So essentially, (regardless of whether you believe that socialized medicine is right or not) by voting for a Presidential candidate who supports socialized medicine, what you really have voted for is a lot of wasted time and money on the senate floor.
Perhaps I'm wrong, but I would love for this blog to do some analysis on how the Senate and House feel about the various Health Care plans put forward by the presidential candidates.
I agree with you spencer and sierra, there are alot of factors that play into health care reform. I could share with you a brief history of attempted health care reform. When the reforms have been for universal single payer type coverage they have had no chance even under the best political conditions. The popular feeling of dissatisfaction about the system may be a strong political motivator for senat and house members, but I agree socialized medicine would be difficult to sell to greater America. It would take a culturl shift to get America's support. Presently we view health care as a option not a right of United States citizens. We are different from most other countries who believe Health Care is a right. If it is a right like police protection or a fire department then like those two services health care could be socialized. That is a great question and we will look into the Senate, House and their voting history! Thanks for the post... Keep reading and asking questions!
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