Comments by "Peter Ford" (@peterford9369) on "The Real Reason We Don't Have Single Payer Healthcare (Thom Hartmann Interview)" video.

It's not really,,free. It's built in to your tax system. We could do that too. Obama was trying to make it like that, but had to settle for what he got, because even his fellow Dems get money from insurance companies, so he couldn't go as far as he'd have liked. But it's not free. It's just the way they worked it.
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@ivarbrouwer197 exactly. When you think, if the government was an insurance company. 200 million potential customers. A few bucks a month from all those people . No profits for toys like airplanes, football teams, other luxury bullshit? Good regulations, there would be plenty of bucks for medical coverage for all. Then, regulate the damn med world. Keep docs from charging hundreds per hour. Hospitals charging 85 bucks for an aspirin. There is so much damn rip, going on in the med world,its pitiful.
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@ivarbrouwer197 Very true. If the government basically became an insurance company, with 250 million customers? Hell, 5 bucks a month, would be raking in the money. No profits because it's the government. Not buying private jets, sports teams, etc. Everything goes to the cause.
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@maryelizabeth6797 No healthcare will be free. But through shear volume, and a no profits, because it's the government, cost would be cut down to a few bucks a month. Minus indigent care obviously. There are unfortunately, people who have 0 left to pay anything at all. It could be done, if not for greed.
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@mattk6101 Not everyone had those terrible traits. Unfortunately some people in power or people out of the limelight who had the ear of people in power, were. It's just like today. Thank God for oversight, and a system of checks and balances . The problem is, the Republicans have made it their job to eliminate those checks and balances, and basically rewrite the constitution.
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Why is it that insurance companies can rake in billions in profits and still cover people, but we can't do that as a government run insurance or medicare for all type system? Insurance companies have billions in just profits,,,,it seems if the gov did it, not only would prices go down, due to quantity, but there would be profits to have on hand for the poor or homeless or emergencies. But no,,,the insurance companies have such a strangle hold on the law makers, with financial gifts, campaign money's etc. Once again, greed over treating the people right. It's no wonder we have Jan 6 type thoughts. People like trump, play on people's anger. Only difference is, he's one of the rich that use every gov loophole, so they get kickbacks from the same places. We do really do need some changes made.
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@Skyprince27 Unfortunately it's not just Americans. Seems your mother country chomped at the bit to place into office as close a trump clone as there ever could be , in Boris Johnson. I've been watching, BTC?, Is that it?, lately, and the number of Brits that climb on the trump, Boris, bandwagon, is pretty disgusting. I don't know much about politics, political name calling etc. But I do understand,good and bad. Names don't matter to me, as much as fairness to the masses in living conditions, freedoms to have a decent life without fear, poverty, decent medical coverage and respect to it. There needs to be a medium of thoughts that go into a good government. One that works for and towards everyone in their society as equally as possible. If thats communism, socialism, whatever. There just needs to be rules and regulations to make sure abuse isn't inset into any of it. Problem is, there are always greedy, power hungry, people, that just never have enough and stick their claws into any decent idea,,,and corrupt it.
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@symbiat0 I totally understand. That's why I said, there's no place in the world safe from a crooked political gang. Wherever there's money, there's a crooked politician hoping to get some of it.
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@symbiat0 Hey my friend, I'm a boomer and would like to think, open minded but realistic. It's like switching from fossil fuels to,,, whatever. It can't be changed overnight. It's not practical. Also the change to another problematic source of energy, isn't necessarily a fix. Biden is being a good president, yet his past history of voting etc has its questions. I doubt any progressive ideological choice could get done what he's done. Boomer is just another label. Haha. Moderation isn't a bad way to run a country. Biden , using moderation and smart spending to help many people in need be better. I just hope the next 2 elections don't bring back what we had.
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@symbiat0 Sounds about right. But I think many can live in both worlds. I m, 69, came over from Germany at age 4 with my mom, adopted by a soldier that met my mom while stationed in Germany. Grew up being an American citizen. Served in the military for 6 years, got married right out of the army and worked for my dad as a carpenter for the rest of my adult life. But I consider myself a balance of both worlds. I use the tech, "to a point", but I don't get tangled up in it socially. I think there are many like me. Middle of the roaders, that see whats best for the majority is the right way, but also see the others do have rights as well. Being a good leader is no doubt a tough impossible job. Trump was a terrible leader, because he could only see everything for himself, no matter the affect on others. Here just like England or anywhere, there are always people with different ideals, ideas and feelings how the world should be. Hopefully the better will always come out the lead. And steer the ship in the right direction for all. We can't let pessimistic talking heads sway our decency.
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