How amazing that the dialog has changed so very little from Nixon's term until now. The monetary figures have inflated a great deal, the two men who spoke on this issue are both gone now, but the needs of the nation remain relatively unchanged. The private insurance companies still accuse the unions of undermining private enterprise. The pseudo fiscal conservatives remain steadfast in their assertions that liberals are giving away the nation's wealth. Too many Americans still need affordable health care. Not much in this conversation has changed.
But one undeniable element in this conversation that has changed are the ever increasing numbers of Americans who desperately need affordable, life saving health care. Shall we spend another two decades muddling through making do with a tiny band-aid on a fiscal wound that threatens to drain the coffers of our government, small and middle sized businesses, the family and the individual or do we re-initiate the conversation and insist that a cure be found, not merely a means to mask the symptoms.
Once again, to Senator Murkowski, I submit that this issue has been discussed at great length, in great detail by men and women some long dead since the conversation began in earnest so many decades ago. We will respect you more if you simply admit that the band-aid must, at some point in the healing process, be removed, and the air let in to heal the wound. Yes, removing the band-aid will be painful. Any mother knows that a quick yank is preferable to a prolonged tug.
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