Will Obama blow up with his health care reform the already blown up federal deficit?

Health care is costing 16% of GDP and its increasing at a rate of 4% per year.

What we can't afford to do is nothing.

Possibly. But costs will rise faster if Obama does not bring in the change the USA needs.

I am always amazed how many Americans seem not to be aware about the issues with healthcare relying on FOX and other sources to spread misinformation about the healthcare system of the USA and those abroad.

First of all, Obama wants to make insurance more available to all and change the system so that it is cheaper. He also wants change so that the insurance companies find it harder to get out of paying for treatment. The system he is proposing looks similar to that which works in Holland and Switzerland where private companies are involved in providing insurance.

Second, of course universal health-cover sucks. That is why we in Western Europe have it. We think, hmm, our healthcare system sucks. I know, lets keep it. I guess that is the same with Japan and Canada as well.

Third, Obama campaigned on reforming the healthcare system. He said he wanted to make insurance more available and he was elected by the American people to do this.

FACT - the US has higher death rates for kids both for kids aged under one and those under five than western European countries with universal health coverage.

FACT - American insurance companies push up prices and work to stop paying out claims on those they cover.

FACT - the USA spends more on healthcare PER PERSON than any other nation on the planet.

That means that a dead American four year old would have had a better chance of life if they were born in Canada, France, Cuba, Germany, Japan etc, all of which have universal health coverage.

Many do not agree with my arguments, but I can back mine up. Those against them can not. Last of all if you do not like the policies that Obama was elected to bring in, he can always be voted out of office in 2012.

Look, can't we be realistic about this?

30 to 40% of the costs today in the health care industry pays for the people that use the services and can not pay.

So your own health insurance premiums are 40 to 50% higher to cover this cost.

So-called not for profit hospitals charge the same rates as for profit hospitals. What's up with that?

I guess you didn't bother to listen to his speech because, if you had, you would have heard him say he won't sign any bill that adds even $1 to the deficit.

There is only two ways 0bama can pay for the health care he's pushing and that is to raise taxes or ration care...And those are the only way...PERIOD

Under the GW Idiot did the US had a HUGE surplus?

no, bush and reagan took care of that.

no