tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20406961.post7073264713438871346..comments2023-06-07T09:13:41.693-05:00Comments on Episcopal Chaplain On the High Ground: Another Voice on Universal Access to Health CareMarshall Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02807749717320495495noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20406961.post-25042919135233149382007-07-20T12:28:00.000-05:002007-07-20T12:28:00.000-05:00I certainly agree that it contributes to the probl...I certainly agree that it contributes to the problem that our representatives don't have this problem now, and have never had this problem. I also think it contributes that so many who would benefit from some kind of real system - whether single-payer or some public-private partnership - feel disconnected, and don't vote. <BR/><BR/>It is certainly a complex problem, but I also think we aren't shown any creative models. What we see are what each stakeholder can't accept, set up as straw men to knock down. Thanks for your comment.Marshall Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02807749717320495495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20406961.post-91193057416936481102007-07-20T10:24:00.000-05:002007-07-20T10:24:00.000-05:00I think the reason congress has not acted on passi...I think the reason congress has not acted on passing legislation for universal healthcare is that congress has their healthcare paid for by the American people. There is NO urgent need for the congress to act on their own behalf, because they don't see the problem in their own households. The problem is "somewhere, way out there " for them. If the Congress had the same healthcare as a part-time minimum wage worker (IE NO HEALTHCARE COVERAGE) I think they would be getting some legislation together in a hurry. I do not see a future in "government paid" healthcare, because having another tax on the payroll statement would prove unpopular. If, however, each employee paid a flat rate through payroll deduction, thus REMOVING the corporate obligation of large companies to pay executive healthcare premiums, I think both Republicans AND Democrats could get on board. And as for the case of immigrant healthcare and elderly healthcare, those who work, pay, those who can't (SSI ans MEDICARE recipients) are provided for. We need to stop talking about what divides us, and start talking about what we agree upon so that we can get things done, in Church and in government!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com