It is a 3rd rail.
What will folks do without it?
Company’s have stripped medical coverage from our pensions.
Cobra is going to cost you 20k a year just for premiums let alone copays.
A lot of folks would be up the creek without medicare.
That said, there is tremendous waste in medicare.
So are you saying the government should a) have a rold in health care, b) provide health care to Americans, and c) Americans are just unable to provide for themselves? And please don’t get upset, I’m just asking questions about your view.
You need to ask why is that. Health care + government = a perverted market.
How much would lawn care cost if there were a government landscaping plan with copays? How about getting your driveway plowed under a government snow plan? How much would a new car cost if the government offered transportation plans? And what a ßhitbox you'd be driing!
In order to impose discipline on costs, we need to remove government from direct involvement as much as possible. Ryan's plan is a step in that direction. You get to choose your insurance plan from among a large selection of competitive plans. The government is no longer involved in micromanaging health care delivery. There is no 15-member Obama Death Panel there to control costs by fiat. Instead, we control costs by relying on the market, same as for lawn care, snow removal, and cars!