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National Health Care Reform Will Determine the Next President of the United States

by jackdeal

To say the USA is in a health care crisis is an understatement.  
The United States is the only First World nation without some
sort of universal health care coverage.   The reason that
countries like Britain and Canada and Germany have universal
coverage is that it is the right thing to do.   Beyond that as we
are finding out in the United States, it also makes great
business sense.

In the 1990's Bill and Hillary Clinton spoke about health care
reform but did little.  Since being elected in 2000, George Bush
has been an outspoken critic of universal care and a major
supporter of the high margin health care industry.   Under the
guise of quality of care, the Republicans have steadfastly
maintained that any universal care would result in reduced
quality of care.

Although John McCain has yet to specifically spell out his
policies on health care reform, it is doubtful that it will
contain a universal coverage component.   Unless McCain can
somehow manage to fool folks like the Bush administration has
done, he will lose on this issue.  And if he loses on this issue,
he will lose the November election.

The health care system is broken and everyone knows it except
the Republicans.  A system that tries to deny coverage as
standard business procedure and rates physician productivity by
dollars billed simply cannot be tweaked.  It must be replaced.

The dichotomy of America and the two political parties have
created this gridlock.   The Republicans focus on big
corporations and the affluent or upwardly affluent.  The
Democrats focus on the disenfranchised, poor and compassionate.  
The problem with this political model is that it leaves out the
fat middle and in this case the fat voting middle.

Both parties have clearly abandoned the working person and the
small business owner.    The one issue that is killing incentive
and discouraging small business is the escalating cost of health
care and the decline in coverage.   Neither employer nor employee
is winning this battle and ultimately society at large will lose
by not realizing this huge economic potential.   The current
health care system is draining the United States dry.

What both parties fail to acknowledge is that government does
not create jobs; all government can do is help develop the
optimal conditions for business to develop and generate
employment.   When too many obstacles and barriers are forced in
the way, potential businesses never develop.

Employee wage and contract increases are offset by employee
health care insurance "contributions".   When workers see little
room for advancement and improvement they become less interested
and productive.  Employers see a tenuous future if they see a
future at all.

In our house we have two Democrats and one Republican.  All of
us are somewhat centrist not tending toward any extreme. 
Sometimes the two Democrats vote with the Republican though not
usually vice versa.

In the California primary we had two votes for Obama and one for
McCain.  As it turns out we did pretty well and it looks like our
respective candidates will become the nominees.   It is important
to mention that California has closed primaries so you can only
vote for your registered party.   In the general election there
are no restrictions.

Fast forward to November, 2008.   Obama beats McCain by a narrow
margin largely by picking up middle class white votes.   The exit
polls show universal health care as the reason the middle and
working class voted for Obama.   It comes down to the pocketbook
and what the Republicans don't seem to understand is just how big
a pocketbook issue universal health care is.

Universal health care is long overdue and America knows it. 
There is no credibility left with attempts to reform the current
system.  With all due respect Mr. McCain you need to come up with
a universal care plan or hope you can pull lots of rabbits out of
hats.

Oh, and by the way, in the new household poll; unless McCain
comes up with universal care, it's 3-0 Obama.

Jack Deal is the owner of Jack D. Deal Business Consulting. <a
href="http://www.jddeal.com">Related articles</a>may be found at
http://www.jddeal.com/blog/culture_and_society and
http://www.freeandinquiringmind.typepad.com

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