Health Care Reform

"Lets all pay the same" doesn't sound too appealing when you're getting a once-a-year-if-you-remember-it-checkup, and you're helping to cover other patients who are recieving thousands upon thousands of dollars worth of care. It's like when you go out to eat and grab a salad, you're probably not going to be all too willing to split the check with four-course-lobster-man, are you?

So far, you may be a once-a-year check-up person, but tomorrow you could be the one needing "thousands upon thousands of dollars worth of care." Anything can happen to anyone at any time.

I don't understand why so many people here keep carrying on about "free" healthcare. Rest assured, we all understand there is no free healthcare. We're just looking for a different system of financing healthcare. For instance, when you call 911 because you've been mugged or your house is on fire, the police or the fire department come and provide whatever services you need. You don't get a bill, because we all pay taxes to make sure the police and fire department will be there when needed. But everyone understands that we're all paying for those services. The police officers and firefighters get paid. People get the services they need when they need them. Why is it so incredibly difficult to think about healthcare in the same way???

With the present bill there would be free care. Those who can't afford healthcare insurance will get it paid for by the government. There is free care now. And a lot of it.

How do we help sick people who don't get care find out about this free care?