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Essentially everyone wants to change the system. The problem is that half of the voters want to fix it by having the government provide universal coverage, and

Essentially everyone wants to change the system. The problem is that half of the voters want to fix it by having the government provide universal coverage, and half want to fix it by getting government out of the picture as much as possible and letting the market solve everything.

crooked-v 7y ago
Of course, when it comes to health care, 'letting the market solve everything' actually means 'letting poor people die'. Sometimes it even means 'letting poor people die because poor people deserve to die' (look up prosperity gospel).
stjohnswarts 7y ago
That's not true, there is about 70% support for a public option.