The Speech – Reaction
September 10, 2009Jon Brooks Comments OffReader comments from the New York Times site:
Listening to Pres.Obama, who I happily voted for, pains me. He sounds no different than any of the other in office guys I hear try and make a point on the cliches of others. He says, “These are the facts… we need to reform the system. Single payer system like Canada or on the right, leave it to the individual to buy… now he says he accepts both. He says build on what works.. HEY- nothing works unless you are 66 and have Medicare…I love this guy, but he is pitching me like a long form Infomercial selling me a great real estate deal.
I will not be characterized as some sort of radical for opposing this health care plan. I happen to sincerely believe the government should not force anybody to buy insurance they can’t afford…the government should not promise subsidies it doesn’t have the money to deliver…the plan should not encourage employers to check if workers have insurance from their spouse in making hiring and lay-off decisions….I challenge anybody to prove those are misrepresentations (and) prove this plan is better than the status quo…You are making decisions that adversely affect my life, and I never got a seat at the table.
Response: You did get a seat at the table, it was called the 2008 presidential election and you lost.
OK here’s a radical idea. If the public option IS BETTER, then what is the freaking problem? And if it is not better, then don’t do it. I chose cheaper insurance because I want to pay less. Some people at my job have a PPO and pay more. What is the big deal? People won’t automatically chose the cheaper option, If that were the case, do you know how many clothing stores, car companies, etc, would not be here any more?
I just have a very hard time trusting health care to the government, I would rather have no health care than Federal care.
Wow, how morose all of you people are. I thought Americans were supposed to be optimistic people! I’m from the Netherlands, where ’socialist’ healthcare has been in place for decades, and I have to say it works really well, and everyone is more calm and happy knowing they’re taken care of. Call me naieve, but I think it would be a great idea to take a little of that plan to this country. I love living here, it is my home, and the optimism and visions of bright futures is exactly what makes this country so magical.
What’s up with all the Republicans staying seated when Obama said death panels are false? Now they look even crazier than normal…
