How to create wait lists

And so it begins....

House Democrats favor insurance requirement
"House Democrats drafting health care legislation are considering slapping an unspecified financial penalty on anyone who refuses to purchase affordable health insurance, officials said Monday."

Obama said he was against the penalty during the debates, however Obama said a lot of things... something about no military tribunals, something about pulling all of the soldiers out of Iraq, something about being more fiscally responsible than Bush, something about.... well you get the point.

Actually another example is:
"These officials, who include both Democrats and lobbyists briefed on the emerging proposal, also said top lawmakers may call for a new tax on certain health insurance benefits as one of numerous options to help pay for expanding coverage to the uninsured."
Seems like a certain freshman Senator from Illinois was rather critical of John McCain for calling for something like this... mind you upon a health care plan that didn't force long term nationalization of the industry, and also called for a tax credit to families.

But low and behold:
Administration Is Open to Taxing Health Benefits

Referencing the House Democrats favor insurance requirement article again....
"The officials said the emerging legislation will include a government-run insurance option as well as plans offered by private companies. The government option draws near-unanimous opposition from Republicans and provokes concerns among many Democrats, as well, although President Barack Obama has spoken out in favor of it."

This is the nationalization bit. An example of what the Dems are doing can be paralleled to the 401k system... 401k effectively eliminated pensions and retirement plans because of this more attractive government alternative. The companies no longer needed to supply this need and so unless forced by unions they did not. (And for many of the organizations that were forced by Unions... well we know how that has turned out) I actually believe in the 401K system, it is a winning idea from many angles, and has minimal government involvement and promotes investment, and by that it helps support the economy and buffer it to a certain degree from the very trials we are currently going through. And for these reasons the 401k system embodies little similarity national/universal health care. But like 401k, the existence of the government plan will drive all other alternatives out of reach for a majority of the population. Businesses will stop carrying insurance for employees because they'll want people to use the government system. The government will become Walmart.... a monopoly, and when they do all of the pressure to provide exceptional service will disappear, and getting medical service will be much more like going to the DMV. But hey we'll all have it and that's what matters.

Speaking of we'll all have it.....every hypochondriac out there will start going to the hospital. Couple this with cost cutting facility and staff cuts, along with the erosion of preventative medicine.... and we'll finally join the rest of world in the wonder of wait lists and sub par care.... We'll be wishing it took a couple of months to get a Dr. appointment.

What we'll be missing:
10 Surprising Facts about American Health Care