Obama to unveil universal health care plan today

by Brian White (Subscribe to Brian White's posts)
May 29th 2007 1:08PM

With the race for the 2008 White House about to get underway in a big way, so are the largest issues facing candidates and the public. Front and center is the debate over the poor excuse of a health care system in the richest country in the world.

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is readying his proposal for a type of universal health care and plans to unveil a plan to set up universal health care in the U.S. by 2012, which will be paid for by employers and tax increases on the wealthy.

While I'm not sure taxing the wealthy to subsidize medical care for the poor is the best answer (this is a capitalist country, by the way), Obama's plan has its highs and lows. The need to have all citizens (note: documented citizens) covered under some kind of health care plan is paramount. The road to the solution, though, will be a biggie until November of 2008.

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Brandon 5-29-2007 @ 3:33PM

The wealthy shouldn't pay for the poor's health care? Then maybe the poor shouldn't work to make the wealthy richer by working in their factories and stores and being underpaid.

Poor oppressed millionaires... my heart breaks in half for them.

V Van Mullem 5-29-2007 @ 3:47PM

I would vote for anyone who could fix the health care system in this country! My vet is more concerned for the dog's welfare than any doctor I've seen, paying full price of course, as health ins. happily deducts most bills while collecting the high monthly premium. Everyone residing in this country should contribute a minimum toward healthcare, like taxes, or a percentage of sales tax should pay for it and medical charges should be re-evaluated.

EM 5-29-2007 @ 3:46PM

Actually, more and more wealthy Americans and large employers are CALLING for universal health care - including General Electric, American Water, Starbucks, General Motors, and Wilbur Ross (#322 on the Forbes 400 list and a major shareholder in several national coal and textile companies). It's becoming increasingly apparent that it's economically inefficient for employers to bear the brunt of health care on their own.

V Van Mullem 5-30-2007 @ 1:20PM

I think the healthcare system is the govt's way of trying to cure obesity. After paying those high expense medical and ins. bills who has money left over for food???