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Two Divergent Visions; Which is best?, Pt.2 – Diverging philosophies collide.

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Having been one of the top five issues for voters in all but one of the last four presidential elections starting with the Clinton ascendancy in 1992, health insurance/care has wavered between the number 2 and number 4 spot from the get-go of our latest primaries. The only reason health insurance/care keeps slipping down now are the constant meltdowns occurring because of the ‘W’ legacy that are finally crashing in on us. Polls by the Pew Research Center for People and the continual press releases affirm that health insurance/care issues will hold a strong presence in the mind of voters, come November.

UNC at Chapel Hill expert and associate professor of social medicine and health policy, Jonathan B. Oberlander, emphasizes the sharp contrasts between the intentions of Barack and John. Mr. Oberlander defines McCain’s stance as being another "classic conservative philosophy”, still focusing on market-driven solutions and strong individual freedoms for citizens to do with their money as they please. The philosophy dictates that competition is the best answer to high health insurance/care costs and that individuals will act responsibly without any external guidance. Health insurance/care are personal issues and individuals are responsible for their own fate.

Mr. Obama takes a very different track and believes that a health insurance/care market “cannot work without government regulation,” explained by Mr. Oberlander. As with every other developed nation in the world, Obama believes "that substantial federal oversight and investment are required.”

As such, Mr. O believes it is necessary for the government to be heavily involved in order to make health insurance/care of sufficient quality and so that all Americans can afford it.

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