[Rob Hood]

http://www.autoextremist.com/current/2008/7/8/rants-453.html

Was listening to some newsradio today - many analysts are painting a bleak picture. Heard that Hummer and Saab were going to be let go, maybe more. I've already seen where Chevy is not sponsoring several NASCAR races next year.

Rick Wagoner is supposed to deliver an announcement tomorrow morning at 0830 EST. Should be worth listening to.

This post has been edited by Rob Hood: Jul 15 2008, 05:59 AM

[marka]

Howdy,

To be fair... My level of knowledge about universal health care is probably similar to Kevin's... I.e. I've seen a few tv shows (there was one on PBS I think it was a month or two back during the democratic primary race that examined various universal health care systems in other countries) and thought some about it, but I'm far from an expert.

That said... I don't see any way our system can be anything but one of the most expensive ways possible for folks to get healthcare.

Look, I want healthcare for me & my family for all our lives. I'm not an idiot, I know there are costs involved with that, but also that those costs are going to exist (hopefully, if I make it that far) after I stop working. A system that only provides reasonable health care to folks that are currently employed by companies that can afford to provide healthcare seems completely broken to me.

Currently my parents, both retired teachers in Maine, pay _significantly_ more than I do for health care (our cost per month for healthcare for our family is on the order of $300/month, my parents is well over double that), despite our income being about three to four times their income.

These are people that "did all the right things"... They worked their entire lives. They had retirement plans. They planned for retirement. They haven't had abnormal medical histories or issues. All the right stuff. And they're still struggling to pay for healthcare costs.

Now I realize that nobody gives a shit about anyone other than themselves, but here's the issue... That's going to be you and me, and sooner than you think.

Why don't we at least _try_ to fix the problem?

Mark