Sunday, March 7, 2010

Public option

To republicans supporting your congressmen (or at least the ones voting against a public option): The government has the ability to provide healthcare to the millions of Americans that literally cannot get healthcare under the current system. The healthcare system in america bankrupts people left and right.
For those of you arguing that the public option will stifle competition, i argue that a) it is literally just adding to the current competition. and b) the public option will allow current workers that hate their jobs, and want to move elsewhere but cannot because they fear losing their healthcare, the chance to do just that.

In short- don't limit my access to competition because you are afraid of things that won't end up happening.