[CounterCounterCulture]

Earliuer thread:
Gov. Schwarzenegger Announcing Health Care Reform Plans 12 noon PST (live websast)

[Chili Girl]

A simple answer would be NO. Arnie needs to practice saying it.

[right-wingin_It]

While I think it's un-American to force people to have health insurance. Economically speaking, the simple requirement on private companies to offer insurance to anyone (like how it's done for auto insurance) would on the whole contribute to somewhat lower premiums, and by extension medical costs.

However, I think the two biggest problems in health care are 1) Fraud, and 2) The United States is the medical R&D engine for the entire world. That is, we spend an enormous ammount of money in medical R&D (pharmaceuticals, medical devices, surgical procedures etc.), whereas the rest of the world beneifits from our knowledge, and then kicks their feet up and only has to focus on "health care delivery".

[sappy]

Everyone must have water too. Why not give Universal Water to the entire state?

[Old Professer]

"Let me be clear about something,'' he said. ``There is no debate about whether to provide medical care for people who are in California illegally."

The governor's plan would also essentially cap the profits of insurance companies by requiring insurers to put at least 85 percent of their premium revenues into patient care rather than profit and administration. He said mandatory insurance would benefit insurers by adding as many as 5 million new customers (daily).

[lowbridge]

Schwarzenegger insisted covering all Californians was the key to lowering the exploding costs of health care.

And the key to raising the exploding costs of government.

[lowbridge]

Everyone must have health insurance

Everyone must have groceries.

Everyone must have a house.

Everyone must have a six figure bank account.

[Sacajaweau]

Everyone should work. No able bodied man or woman shall receive handout on a "You just sit on my butt" basis.