Watching the US 2020 debates...
- Warren and Sanders: Everyone will get healthcare
- Debate hosts and Republicans: But they’ll lose their health insurance!??
- Warren and Sanders: But... Everyone will get healthcare!
- Debate hosts and Republicans: But what about all those amazing health insurance plans!?
*blink*
Boggles the mind.
No one wants health *insurance*. They want health *care*.
The argument isn’t that they will lose their current health insurance. Current US health insurance sucks. The argument is that no civilized country has abolished private health insurance just because they have a universal public system.
The public option provides a safety net and the private system provides luxury perks for those who can afford it. It’s really quite simple.