The Health Care Reform Address Thread

[Schneed10]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

For what it's worth, on these health care threads I basically skip everyone's posts but yours...if that makes you feel any better

Well at least someone's getting something out of it. Glad to hear there's still an appetite to talk about the issues intelligently.

It's just tough to keep at it when you need to read through 3 pages of garbage just to find the one post by someone who has something meaningful to add.

Frustrated!

[FRPLG]

Originally Posted by Schneed10

Well at least someone's getting something out of it. Glad to hear there's still an appetite to talk about the issues intelligently.

It's just tough to keep at it when you need to read through 3 pages of garbage just to find the one post by someone who has something meaningful to add.

Frustrated!

I think the issue is basically this. You know how complicated this issue is. Probably as complicated as anything, and for various reasons. But, BIG BUT, everyone is involved in some way so everyone has an opinion. Most of the opinions are based on extremely limited experience in the system and a rather limited (nice way of saying it) understanding of the industry and economics in general. But they still have opinions and because they are based on "experience" and self-belief so they are ingrained opinions. On the other hand those who have payed attention and tried to "know" what they are talking about are mostly partisan hacks who believe one way because they lack the ability to adequately remove political bias from their opinions.

The ones who actually know how this bad boy works, or at least have a more in depth knowledge, are people like you, doctors and insurance companies. But no one wants to listen to you all because you all "created the mess".

[Schneed10]

Originally Posted by FRPLG

I think the issue is basically this. You know how complicated this issue is. Probably as complicated as anything, and for various reasons. But, BIG BUT, everyone is involved in some way so everyone has an opinion. Most of the opinions are based on extremely limited experience in the system and a rather limited (nice way of saying it) understanding of the industry and economics in general. But they still have opinions and because they are based on "experience" and self-belief so they are ingrained opinions. On the other hand those who have payed attention and tried to "know" what they are talking about are mostly partisan hacks who believe one way because they lack the ability to adequately remove political bias from their opinions.

The ones who actually know how this bad boy works, or at least have a more in depth knowledge, are people like you, doctors and insurance companies. But no one wants to listen to you all because you all "created the mess".

I agree that the issue's complexity really muddies the waters when it comes to productive discussion.

But still, focusing on the heckler during the speech is flat out unproductive.

But in the end you're right. It takes a more global view than the typical "I pay $500 a month for crappy coverage and that shit ain't right" viewpoint. Of course your coverage is expensive, that's why congress is trying to do something!

The questions are what are they planning to do, why, what affect will it have, and how will it help. Without trying to get at those answers, not much thoughtful discussion can take place.