The "pay or suffer" plan. The "let's try to take their house before they get well" plan. The "let's see if we can bankrupt the person before they die" plan.
THOSE!
BTW... If there are people who are suffering because they can't pay, we should publicly educate them about Medicaid. A government program to provide medical care to people who can't afford it, so they don't have to suffer if they can't pay.
I would also like to see the 'examples' of people who have lost their homes due to unpaid medical bills. I've never known of such a case, most people find a way to stay in their homes, regardless of how much the medical bill is. Bankruptcy is also very rare for people who only have outstanding medical debts, the courts are very understanding about health care needs and medical emergencies, and they are typically on the side of the debtor. I'm not saying it doesn't ever happen, it's just very rare, and usually there are other mitigating factors involved, it's not just poor Harry who couldn't pay his doctor bill! More like, poor Harry who couldn't pay his doctor bill, but could afford to go to Vegas and drop $20 grand on gambling.
What you are doing is using emotionalism to play on people's feelings... all these poor people who are being done an injustice by the current system! Only, we have passed all kinds of laws to protect the poor, to make sure they get proper medical attention, even if they can't pay. We've funded State Health Clinics to provide free medical care for the poor, and we've passed Indigent Care Laws in every state, to ensure those without money can still be treated in an emergency. We have created safety net after safety net, to protect the people who you want to use as an emotional example, and you just go right on with the emotionalism anyway, as if you want to completely ignore what has been done so far!
The Obamacare system will destroy the quality and accessibility of medical care. It will also decrease the number of practicing physicians, it has already started doing this, and the bill hasn't even really gone into effect yet! You're going to quickly have a situation where there are far more people demanding health care and far fewer people to provide it. What do you think is going to happen in that environment? The only way we can handle it, is RATIONING of health care! Having a government entity decide whether you actually NEED the medical care you want. When that situation actually starts becoming a reality, I suspect you will hear plenty of outcry, and there is no answer or solution to the problem then. It's too late to "revert" because you've destroyed the old system, and there is nothing to go back to.
Like I said before, it is unfortunate that you will never see all of this happen, because in 2013, the Republican president will sign a repeal of Obamacare, stopping this insanity in it's tracks. Of course, we'll have to endure you're continued whining and lying about this phantom problem, but hopefully America will have learned it's lesson, and for the rest of your miserable life, will never elect another Socialist Marxist as President of the United States!
