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Um, no it's not "unsupportable." In fact, it's quite evident.
You got to read better.
What I said
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Ideal would be a system modelled after an effective efficient system found elsewhere in the world....
Take your pick. There isn't another country that has such high Costs, such a high portion of the GDP going to health care, and yet a performance, based on results, that is middling at best.
How Tom responded
not many that have the quality of care we have either! (for those with insurance that is ...that's another argument).
He did not support this claim. He later goes on to make this assertion:
Tom
I can simply look at other countries and easily see MY care is better.
There are hundreds of comparisons available on the internet.... Here's one...
http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/ ... ce2011.htmhe could refer to any one of them ...but he simply "looks around" ...
The definition of an unsupported claim.
The opposition to the new health care laws, is purely obstructionist. There isn't anything on offer that provides solutions to the problems of
1) large numbers of uninsured,
2) pure quality of care for un and underinsured
3) poor quality of care in relation to money spent. There's absolutely no correlation between the absolute cost of the average medical treatment in the US and the outcomes. (Covered in the study I linked you to, so look at that Tom).
Despite the incremental improvements that the new laws bring into effect, the US system will still be the most costly system in the world. And there still won't be the quality of care difference that a premium cost should deliver in any other rationale market.
The reasons are complex and myriad. I agree with you that Obama's law doesn't provide a perfect answer. But, its not like your political system is capable of delivering a logical response.
As Tom points out ethanol remains highly subsidized distorting the agricultural market and costing billions. All because Iowa caucuses are so important and because big agra is so involved in lobbying and financing political campaigns.
The last two reasons are essential reasons why there is not a better solution to improving health insurance and the health care industry in the US. That and the fact that a large portion of the populace has a problem with critical thinking...
Whatever its shortcomings Obama Care will have enough positives that after a while it will become more popular. Personal experience of lower premiums, or the ability to move jobs freely (something taken for granted by every country with single payer insurance Tom - and a major reason why the social mobility in the US has diminished since the 60s) ), and a lowering rate of inflation within the health care industry .... all will have an impact.