In the current debate over the Affordable Care Act, we really are in the midst of a great proxy war over single payer health care. Sure, its not on the table with this Congress, and Obamacare, while a bureaucratic monstrosity, isn’t single payer. But the debate surrounding GOP efforts to repeal, or at least reform the law is really a precursor to a national debate over single payer.
Regardless of the fate of the GOP pseudo-repeal bill, we are at a crossroads. Obamacare is collapsing. It was never intended to be permanent. It was always a compromise, a bridge to complete, government sponsored, single payer health care. We will soon have to decide if we want a market-oriented health care system, or a government dominated system. | More…
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