The Battle Over Health Care
While the Democrats are least talking about the issue, they seem to be taking the easy road as much as the Republicans. No on either side mentions how generate competition between insurance companies, pharmaceutical companies (or at access their offshore pricing) and other Biotech companies. Equally detrimental to the country is that neither side mentions how we are going to cover health costs as a nation so that our biggest employers and exporters aren't burdened with costs that hurt their competitiveness internationally.
Recent articles and TV reports portrayed CEOs of multi-nationals as very interested in reform foremost because of the competitiveness issue internationally, but also because the liability of retirees is hurting stock prices and company values.
So why aren't there more substantial discussion going on? Are we Americans so naive that we can't face the truth - any solution with hit all of us in the pocketbook? Are we going to wait until this is a crisis and the babyboomers bankrupt the country between Social Security and Medicare?
It's very frustrating that elections now seem to direct their campaigns (and their terms in office in large part) towards the lowest common denominator of society: the uneducated or uninformed, those who vote on one emotional issue (gun rights, abortion, etc.) and the those naively think they can escape any pain or consequence of costly decisions.
How long can a Democracy last catering to clicks and Junior High mentalities?
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