I ramble about health care

I shouldn't make videos so early in the morning, obviously, but I just had to ask this question to RR.

Oh also, RR if you could go into what the basic level plan in your proposal is, I would would like to hear about that, because whether or not I am in favor of or resistant to your plan would weigh heavily on what such a plan would entail.

RR's interesting proposal:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q39HYBBlDfk

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[longhornman99001]

You are rambling.

[WayOfTheBastard]

Yeah, I had just woke up. Thankfully I am honest about it.

[ProfMTH]

Song of Solomon 8:4, "Do not stir up or awaken my love until she pleases." The opening of your video made me think of that. :: shrug ::

The healthcare debate really is a trip through the looking glass to a great degree. The bulk of the criticisms of the reform proposals in fact more properly apply to the present system.

Very nicely done.

[ThSkBj]

Sure....If you like cold, dark and wet places. :P So why do you like norway? Now i'm starting to get curious.

[unassumption]

the UK gets by without a middleman...from my perception, living only in the UK... I actually can't understand the idea of the US system, it's like religion, i can't comprehend the system... we can choose insurance here, just very few people do :I

Wait?! the american government cleans the water? I would've thought corporations controlled who had water, urine town style, from what i saw =I

The 19th century option (that which is being proposed here) fails.

Don't we all have fucked up politics?

[myintellectualjourny]

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- while also passing some of the savings on to the consumer. I don't know if this is possible, but I think we have smart enough people somewhere to set the system up in this way. I'm afraid its probably more of a will than a way issue. This would also not disrupt the jobs involved in the private health care industry, but could get it in line w/ ultimate serving consumers health as priority #1. But I'm certainly no expert. Just my current thoughts on it ;o)

[myintellectualjourny]

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-to fiscal responsibility in a way that government is clearly not, but would like to see private health insurance regulated more like if I understand correctly utility companies are, but same for other parties involved in the health industry (making machines, pharmaceuticals, providers) but still w/ a forumula that would allow incentive to be there for these companies to invest in innovation, get back their investment and gain additional profit from the savings or value they create w/ it...

[myintellectualjourny]

(1)

Health care, for me, is one of those moments where I'm encouraged to see myself as an independent sense I don't really like everything either party is proposing. I think there may be something to be sad for insurance in general justifying itself - though I certainly feel the profit-motive should be on a short leash w/ health care. I mean, do car-insurance and home-insurance justify themselves? I'd say yes. I like that private insurance would be committed...

[RationalRoundtable]

Thank you for the response... I will try to answer your question when I get home from work in the morning...

[WayOfTheBastard]

Right, but that's not exactly what I mean when I say I like Norway. More to it than that.