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Ryan’s Little-Hope, Pt.2 -- The Hope?

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So we’ve covered the wealthy who don’t have to sweat the “small stuff”, the young & healthy men who statistically will hardly ever need it and a portion of the average working family earning $40,000 per year that can squeeze out the additional $4,014 to cover the high deductible of the catastrophic health insurance plan and the difference of the premium cost above the $5,000 allotted.  What about the working moms? What about those between 55 and 65 (millions of ‘em)? Forget about those with pre-existing medical conditions. Traditionally, private health insurance companies don’t want to touch those. What about their health insurance/care?

We already have the world’s worst health care system for any developed nation.  Do we really want to settle for another band aid on a wound that’s festering without any antibiotic?  Shouldn’t we expect more from our rich, developed nation? If we can spend trillions of dollars on a pre-emptive war, why can’t we consider some of our greatest necessities back at home?  I believe Mr. Ryan would be remiss, if his plan doesn’t make provisions for these most oppressed victims of our currently failing health insurance/care system.  He reasons that our current health insurance /care system can’t sustain itself much longer.  Will his “Roadmap for the Future” end in a cul-de-sac that is worse?  I hope not.  Perhaps he will soon address these issues and find a better way for our nation.  So, one hope might be that Mr. McCain will be selective in choosing his running mate. Someone with a vision to solve some of our most important issues and not allow these important, less-outspoken classes of our society to be marooned on a sea of more hopelessness.