Seems to me it's ideology and profit. The US isn't the only country with a partisan, ideological driven political landscape but it is probably the loudest. Ide

Seems to me it's ideology and profit. The US isn't the only country with a partisan, ideological driven political landscape but it is probably the loudest. Ideologues on the right are able to pander to their base by equating any healthcare reform as socialist, substandard, death panel creating and an affront to freedom. People will accept a bad deal if they think it is the right deal. Healthcare companies benefit so much that they are one of the biggest lobbying industries in the US, spending $690 million a year on lobbying (quick Google result, so pinch of salt). The changes they want are those that will profit them more, so it benefit them to feed the ideologues.