On Tuesday, April 23, 2019 at 10:41:00 AM UTC-4, snipped-for-privacy@optonline.net wrote :
rote:
or misuse the term knowingly. From an online dictionary,
tes that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owne d or regulated by the community as a whole.
nes how medical care is paid for, not how it is owned or regulated. Althou gh there certainly is a level of management by the government, but I don't think it rises to the level of "socialism" according to this definition.
e f ,od,
nd
You seem to be responding to the idea of medicare in general rather than th e label of socialism.
I'm not sure why you think it will put insurance companies out of business. First, insurance companies provide administration to many employers who a re self funded with underwriting. Medicare still has to be administered an d it is likely the government will contract that out.
Your idea of "finding out what is broken" seems to be pointed to the high c ost of medicine rather than the real issue, making it available to all. Th e idea of medicare for all is based on the idea that medical care is a huma n right and not just something your employer gives as a benefit.
The one thing that puzzles me is that people seem confused about how to pay for it. All that is needed is to funnel the premiums currently paid for e mployer plans into medicare. If you were paying 20% before, then you will pay 20% now. Let the employer decide how much they want to pay just as the y've been doing.