A car of interest....

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by jayeh

I'll never understand the way people fight against healthcare. I though I do understand ever so slightly more than the average canadian and I've explained to lots of my friends that people are against it because it'll screw up/shut down lots of small businesses, and people could see jobs cut or wages cut to pay for the new coverage.

Many of us who don't want it do not feel that way because we want to 'fight against healthcare'. We feel the way we do because what Obama CLAIMED was the impetus for healthcare reform (getting more people covered) could have been accomplished by expanding current programs (such as Medicaid, or even giving everyone the choice US Federal Employees have). After Obama took office (and the debate was renewed) several congressmen (on different committees) proposed giving the public the same insurance options that US Federal Employees have. Not one of these proposals even got out of committee. I think most people in the U.S. would have liked to see a solution that covered more people, but not ObamaCare - a top down solution that changes almost everything. Also, we don't like being lied to...and this whole process has been frought with lies coming (mainly) from Obama (you can keep the coverage you have...you can keep the doctor you have....premiums will decrease an average of $2500 per year for a family...and on and on (the list of lies is as long as both of my arms). If ObamaCare is so great, then why are any exemptions needed?....and... When was the last time you heard White House Press Secretary Jay Carney answer a question directly or really even at all? I don't think I ever have. IMO, he tries to obfuscate nearly everything.