Today's Talking Point

[lollardfish]

Government coverage for all catastrophic health care costs is a pro-business solution. Everybody wins.

-Health care companies could predict their costs because they know their ceiling, and then develop affordable plans and make a profit.
-Businesses would then be able to cover all their workers, knowing premiums will remain relatively stable.
-When small businesses and the self-employed can afford health care, because costs have lowered, the biggest percentage of the American health-care crisis will be taken care of. Then we can turn our attention to what's left.

Comments

[buttonlass.livejournal.com]

Why are you still up? Talking points should go up after you sleep. Do you sleep?

[lollardfish.livejournal.com]

Isn't it cute how we post in each other's journal that the other should be asleep.

Back to the coal mines ...

[groomporter.livejournal.com]

One of my arguements lately has been if the business share of health care costs is minimized by some sort of plan like this, it also helps them compete better against foreign businesses who don't have to pay for health care which could reduce or at least slow the out-sourcing of U.S. jobs.

[lollardfish.livejournal.com]

Exactly. The key phrase is - "pro-business solution." There's no point in convincing people who already believe in government involvement in health care. The goal is to convince the rest of the country.

[badger2305.livejournal.com]

Yup. Robert Reich points out the wisdom of this in Business and Health Care? Split 'em up!"

[hunnythistle.livejournal.com]

I just want to say that it makes me mad that this isn't really even on the Radar of Public Policy, let alone a Talking Point. It seems so obviously self-evident that I don't _get_ why we are not there yet. I just conclude that everybody (OK -98%) is so short-sighted, selfish, and entrenched in their own crap that they can't see the bigger picture, and/or too lazy to do the real work that government's _supposed_ to do (at least in my lollypop pink happy fantasy world) -- managing the public goods, for the Good of the Public.

Why can't we go for an Everybody Wins Solution!?! Meh. End Rant # 241. (Yes, I'm cranky about Politics today. Time to go to bed)

[lollardfish.livejournal.com]

So make this your talking point. Bring it up all the time.

[hunnythistle.livejournal.com]

Actually, I had this conversation with my father last week, when he took me to the airport in Portland. Otherwise, most of my friends have similar political viewpoints.

I can make it _a_ Talking Point, but not _the_ Talking Point. While 241 is definitely hyperbole, I probably do have at least 40 other rants involving things like sustainable agriculture, security and privacy, (I've added several more since I started reading Bruce's blog), cultural intolerance, sustainable housing, architectural design, women's clothing, the food and wine industry, and gaming. With my educational background and work experience in biology, ecology, environmental politics, insects and Integrated Pest Management and Biological Control, my prime talking points are really about agribusiness and sustainable agriculture.

But I will rant about Health Care from time to time (especially when the insurance premium is due). I suppose I could post all of my rants ...ahem... Talking Points on my own Journal, but that probably requires more typing than I want to do. But it's probably a good project, anyway, so maybe I will.

[lollardfish.livejournal.com]

I find it very difficult, but rewarding, to limit myself to a sentence, with an explaining sentence or two if I must. Instead of the ranting I am otherwise wont to do.