Fuzzy Thinking All Around

To those of you who say that the Republicans have used a lot of scare tactics/misinformation in an effort to sink the President's health care agenda, I basically say, "fair point". When you go around using such terms as "death panels" and "government takeover, the overall discussion at the very least gets clouded. But, while I do think that, yes, we should put a damper on this type of lingo, I also think it's fair to point out some of the more legitimate criticisms of what the Dems are espousing..........................................................................................For instance, in the Baucus plan, there is a mandate that individuals /families procure health insurance....and, if they don't, they will be fined. The problem with this is that the fine is considerably less than the health insurance would cost. A lot of people may simply opt to pay the fine. AND, because the Baucus plan also outlaws preexisting clauses, they will simply wait until they get sick to get insurance. The end result could be only sick people seeking insurance. THAT would be totally unworkable..........................................................................................And, so, too, the fact that they're cutting half a trillion out of Medicare; reducing reimbursements to doctors, facilities, etc.. That as well would have repercussions. Doctors would either have to take a huge hit OR try and get it out of the rest of us (charge more and/or spend a lot less time per patient). Hell, folks, some doctors just might say screw it and no longer accept Medicare (as they are similarly doing with Medicaid NOW!) Then where in the hell would we be? I don't know, I really think they need to think this through a little more.