Quote Originally Posted by try2bfrugal View Post
...Almost all other developed countries provide universal health care as a basic population need, like education or police protection. Here is a map of the countries that provide universal health care -

http://www.theatlantic.com/internati...-on-it/259153/
But that's not what our government gave us. One party gave us what they wanted us to have and it is not universal health care. It is a bad law that violates democratic principles in that the majority of the citizens are against it, and it violates republican principles in that it places the government over the individual. It is filled with flaws and cannot be instituted fairly as a result of all the waivers from compliance that are necessary to keep from further weakening an already struggling economy. Even with that, it forces many businesses to scale back on hiring decisions and reduce hours to many existing employees rather than reduce their workforce.

It is, in my opinion, a piece of vanity legislation that does more long term harm than good.

If universal health care was what you wanted, you'd be better off petitioning your representatives to replace this law with the real deal. One party created this one without a single vote from the opposition. Maybe if there was enough support from like minded citizens, they'd do a better job next time.