Lets Trade Insurance

It amazes me that there are still people who are mad as the dickens that the country has decided to provide healthcare to everyone. Or at least nearly everybody. You'd think the Congress had voted to take it away from them in order to give it to somebody else. When you get into a little debate with one of those people, ask them if they think all those uninsured people have good healthcare. You know what you'll hear? Of course the poor have good healthcare. In fact they have great healthcare. Now this is where it gets fun. So, when they say that, and they will, ask them if they'd be willing to trade. You know, swap insurance coverage and healthcare with somebody who doesn't have any now. See, the thing is, for all the talk, unless you've actually been without coverage, or know someone close who has had to go without, it's all idle chatter. For rich folks and folks with good jobs, with good insurance coverage, life is good. When life is good, it's hard to see how life could be anything but good. Hard times are just an abstract thought, with no meaning. How many of those folks actually go to a free clinic and wait in line, be treated like a number, maybe even rudely, have to prove you're poor just to get a little care. Don't get me wrong, the people that man these places are doing a wonderful service for people who wouldn't have anything otherwise. But it ain't quite the same as having your personal healthcare provider call you by your first name, shake your hand, ask you how the kids are doing in scouts. It's not quite the same. Most folks really wouldn't swap, and those few who would, would quick enough, want their coverage back.