Your question “Will we make it in the meantime while waiting for it?” has been bugging me; here’s my direct reply:
The difference between your question and others’ approach is that you are not pounding the “we must do something about it” drum. A person’s engagement on this matter speaks volumes about character; yours is no exception and is the sole reason I engage you here.
The problem your question addresses is bilateral, imho.
1. “Will we make it”
Americans (most) haven’t a clue what “health” is in this era. Full disclosure: I am writing a book on health and I could go on about that last sentence for over 10,000 words. Until Americans come to embrace a bit of personal responsibility and question the world around them - rather than casually-accept it - the sooner we’ll arrest this national collective decline of health.
2. “While waiting for it”
That phrase is as key as the first. If Republicans and others who did not support 0care obstinately-preach that “we must change” that which democrats collectively-embrace - without regard to their rationale - then they are no better than them for foisting upon us in a manner little-befitting legislation from put so-called “representatives.
In a nutshell, if this was about war, everyone on the right would be armed while few on the left would bother. Eventually most on the left would come to their senses.
With that analogy, those who do NOT support 0care need to bunker down, take some responsibility and wait for the left to realize the scope of the Zero-stimulated national healthcare disaster (which actually began almost a century prior).
Our system is being destroyed by those who inflame the polarization and reinforce the divisions.
In short, “you can lead a horse to water...”
Ps...nice to meet you as well.
“But you can’t make it drink”. :)
From your words here I recognize a much higher than average set of analytical and critical thinking skills and think your book will be very comprehensive in factual knowledge shared. Very much looking forward to it!
Please give me a bit to formulate and compile a proper reply to this, because as you know the situation is not simple and very complex. As humans we tend to limit our perspective and try and find one cause and factor influencing an effect when in reality it might be several factors, some unknown or unseen, that are all working simultaneously causing the resulting effect.
Because of this reality, my reply is probably going to be lengthy and comprehensive in order to properly cover all these factors in how I see it. Please be patient and I will try to get back to you as soon as I can because this does need to be discussed with great importance.
I will work on it on the side as I’m trolling and thoughts arise in this. Unfortunately I am one of those who have twenty thought processes going at one time and it helps to divert some of that in another direction to get proper focus on the priority topic at hand.