[AtLast]

There is NO GOVERNMENT take-over of health-care in the US!! The health-care companies remain the SAME PRIVATELY held and run companies! If you are not covered in the VA system, your health-care is NOT PUBLIC. Yes, we all will be required to buy health insurance and the health-care industry is going to have more restrictions put upon it. Since they make over a 400% profit, I don't think any of this is going to hurt them! Now, the CEO's might have to take home a smaller multi-million dollar (or billion dollar) bonus, but I'm sure they can still pay their bills. Oh, and shell out for lobbying against a public system that would not only benefit everyone, but cost less!!

Overall, I am not against a profit-driven industry. However, what is it that some do not understand about the relationship of an inflated profit margin in the health-care industry to the continuing increase of medical care? And how this actually ends up in higher taxation and a larger national deficit in the long-run? I am in no way an economic wiz at, but even I can put this together. Also, the private healthcare industry will be receiving millions more customers under this reform plan without any competition from a public system at all. Not really a lot of reform going on. I guess some will twist this around in terms of existing programs such as MediCare. Funny how the likes of tea baggers don't want anyone messing with their MediCare!!!

The GOP and major private heal-care companies has done an excellent job of brainwashing, haven't they? You know, the elected Republican folks sitting in DC are also part of the GOVERNMENT!! In fact, they have quite a nice benefit package that we all pay for and will continue to do so when they retire. They do have Cadillac health-care benefits paid for by taxpayers directly. So, the rest of us shouldn't have this same coverage and access?

I just can't stand it that there still exists people that believe that health-care reform is a government take-over!! If you only want the private sector involved in health-care, OK, just say so and demonstrate the economic and social advantages, but stop all of the anti-government conspiracy BS.

I pay my way too and have no problem with chipping in taxes for the greater good. Sure, I don't like those that take advantage of things, but, frankly this is a very small number!! A healthier population leads to a healthier economy! And now there is actually some kind of mechanism requiring people to get healh insurance and leveling out things some.

And I am fed-up with swipes about people don't work! As someone else stated, poor people work harder than ought to be allowed! Hell, these days, look at how many people are working 2 or 3 jobs to make-up for job loss. And I'll gladly support someone that is getting themselves clean and sober in going to school or getting other employment training.. and I'll help foot the bill for their kids, too!