I should have qualified the above statement with what Austan Goolsbee (Obama's economic advisor) stated..
THAT OBAMA LEAVES OUT THE SICKEST ONE FIFTH OF AMERICANS... That he will, as far as I can see, not help them at all. In fact, by focusing his efforts on the healthy and employed, he will probably end up driving costs for those who really need it up, barring a sudden adoption of a mandate.
A mandate is the only way to spread the risk around, dont you see.
In my case, it is particularly evil because I am sick as a result of somebody else's actions. I was made sick by an environmental crime. One that is exempted by law from being prosecuted, at least in my state. Explicitly.
I am guessing that 20% of the sick people in this country are sick because of the same issues I have.
And its TOTALLY BEING SWEPT UNDER THE RUG.
even if what you say is true, i would be foolish to think that austan goolsbee will be writing president obama's health care proposal. it's completely unclear why you assume he would.
i don't accept your assumption that a mandate is the only way to spread the risk because the history of insurance demonstrates that risk can be reasonably spread in many ways. regardless, barack's proposal is so much better than mccain's (from my pov; obviously, you don't share that pov), that is hardly matters.
i didn't know that you were sick, and you didn't identify what you think the 20% have. regardless, this is not being swept under the rug at all. as voters, we have a choice between two candidates and two different health care plans. most of us here prefer barack's plan over mccain's. it is unclear why you support john mccain's health care ideas...
