Hayabusa Rider
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I support universal single payer. But who are these "others" who want things "done properly?" Last I checked the people who voted against this did absolutely nothing about health care while the number of uninsured kept growing. (Aside from expanding Medicare RX bennies, how much was that over estimates?)
The people who voted for this didn't want things done well either. The problem is politics first. If you were against obamacare you were against reform. I remember that well when the Dems circled the wagons just the same as the Reps did with Iraq. In fact I coined the term "healthocons" then to describe those who had to have this no matter the consequences. If it did one thing right and ten badly then all that was seen was the former.
This leads to a bigger point though. Our system of creating laws and regulations has become completely inadequate. Ultimately decisions are made by the uneducated and ignorant, driven by political considerations more than anything else. The complexities of modern life are beyond the ability of any generalist to understand when hundreds of other decisions are waiting to be made all competing for limited time.
I believe it's time we consider involving experts in sifting through the quagmires before deciding on a course of action in order to provide the best informed opinions. Congressional aides no longer cut it.