Your false equivalencies and insulting both my intelligence and ability/desire to “think for myself" doesn’t change the fact that you’re misrepresenting things that are both complicated and intertwined in many ways.
We do not exist as solitary creatures living in the jungle. We are not cats. We are primates. Social creatures.
Again, our civilizations are built on collectivism. All our advances, growth, and evolution is based on collectivism.
Recognizing that is not an abdication of personal responsibility or letting people “better than you" make your decisions for you. What rot!
Rather it’s a clarion call to participate as an individual in the making of policy that furthers society and affects your life. To take responsibility for the direction society is heading and under what terms rather than saying “not my problem!”. Otherwise go find you a nice deserted island or jungle patch where you don’t have to participate in or be burdened by any aspect of civilization in any way. Good luck to you.
The payment plan of our current healthcare system was built around employer based insurance after WWII, back when people expected to work for a single employer their entire careers and back when people were generally healthier. Our culture has changed enough that that model is no longer sufficient for our needs.
It is past time for change.
Whether that change is single payer national healthcare or something else is part of the debate but your charges of not being able to choose a doctor or being denied care are sensationalist and untrue.
How can those terms exist when the bill itself does not? It’s yet to be determined. So participate in the drafting of it by attending town halls and contacting your representatives. Choose representatives who will advocate for you instead of themselves.
By the way, those restrictions exist under private insurance for many people. I’ve never been able to choose any doctor I want. I can choose from a list, but not any doctor. My dad was denied care and testing recently because insurance doesn’t cover it. He had to pay for it himself to get it. So all those things you’re complaining about that will ruin healthcare in America already exist under the current private system and they already have ruined healthcare.
Last point. This is America. Having a national public option will never fully replace the ability to have a private option. So if you don’t like the public option you can choose a private one anytime you want.
