“Medicare is a scam and the only one getting wealthy are hospitals, doctors and pharmaceuticals.”
Medicare is a scam, but you’re wrong about who is getting rich because of it. In fact, the three parties you mention don’t even compare to the taxpayer wealth that is injected into insurance companies and government.
I don’t need to prove it to you in words, as it will become evident in 6-18 months; you won’t find a doctor taking “new” Medicare, there will be huge layoffs in pharmaceuticals (while R & D, which we have been footing for the world, will be cut), and if GWB sticks to his word on vetoing any cut in Medicare Advantage plans, hospitals will start closing/consolidating.
Good conservatives should rely upon their instincts, if they don’t have the time to get involved in the nuances of a FUBAR system like health care: Government (and its’ concubines) is the source, present, and future of the problem.
...And, the most important part, we have nobody to blame but ourselves. Gubmint spoon-fed us the lies, and we asked for more. People vote themselves largess from the treasury. That is the coldest truth of all.