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Speaking Up On Health Insurance, Pt.4 – Your vote may get what you don’t want.

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Again, the voter decision needs to be based on the deliverable. Do we want adequate and affordable health insurance? Most of the 72 million having either inadequate coverage or no coverage at all could be covered. Or do we want more choices as to better but more expensive health insurance along with cheaper health insurance that may not be adequate for our needs? Hardly any of the 72 million having inadequate coverage or no coverage at all would be covered.

With the Obama health insurance/care plan, all Americans could get health insurance that is both adequate and affordable.

With the McCain plan, most Americans could get cheaper health insurance that may be inadequate or else better health insurance that is also more costly. With exception of the few who are young and healthy, the rest will not be able to have it both ways.

Let’s take a more detailed look at the difference and the reasons why. We will get what the majority votes for, not what they want. The reason is that the most important key issues are not well-understood. Once we realize the outcome, it will be too late. It is essential to listen carefully to what each candidate is saying but not highlighting. It is on each of us to compare our health insurance needs against what the candidates actually commit to. Just making assumptions could prove to be very damaging to our well being.

If we’re ok and confident with what we already have, but would like something better just for ourselves, we may want to choose Mr. McCain’s plan. If we’re concerned that the crisis of the growing number of unfortunate ones is serious and may affect us one day, we may want to choose Mr. Obama’s plan. If we all understand each candidate’s health insurance/care goals, then a majority vote will get us what a democratic republic deserves.

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