Thursday, July 12, 2007

America's Healthcare Crisis

I wrote this on another page - but want to make mention of it here.

As I see it we have a problem. Our system of healthcare is sick, but we cannot
afford the costs of fixing it. So I have a novel idea of how to fix it, so
nobody loses. The United States Government BUYS the Health Insurance Companies.
Yes, a lock, stock and barrel purchase of the companies. It shouldn’t cost us
any more than the estimated $1.4 TRILLION we will spend on Iraq, or at least not
much more - and look at all the great property we get - most Health Insurance
Companies have pretty nice digs. Sure we would have to go in debt to pay it, but
what’s a few trillion more among friends. And all that money will just seep back
into the economy as the stockholders reinvest it.

Read the entire piece America's Healthcare Conundrum