A question:
Why is it that a moderate to conservative healthcare bill that does not guarantee all Americans receive coverage and is nothing more than an insurance company giveaway is over 1900 pages long?
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1009/28904.htmlBut, the state of Pennsylvania has a healthcare bill which guarantees single payer healthcare and does not even give health insurance corporations a seat at the table, and it is only 27 pages long?
http://www.healthcare4allpa.org/documents/HB1660_2009_version.pdfThe answer, because single-payer healthcare is not only the most comprehensive and brings the most economic justice, but also eliminates overhead and does not need as long of a document.
And why is it that some Republicans in the PA state legislature actually support this bill, yet there is virtually no R support for Obamacare?
The answer is simple, because it is fiscally conservative to bring true economic and social justice on the healthcare front. And think of it this way, single-payer healthcare is like having not-for-profit police and fire protection paid for by tax dollars; we currently have the latter and that's working out just fine for us. I'd hate to have to deal with Kaiser Pyromente or Blue Cross Constabulary when I need help.
