(As seen from the inside of the healthcare system, a slightly different version will appear at kevinmd.com/blog)
Paul Krugman’s health care columns, the archimedes movement and repairing the healthcare system frustrate me. They represent very different political philosophies, but each focuses on health care in isolation and each keeps repeating the same slogans. Jacob Hacker’s health plan, which is behind the Clinton, Edwards & Obama health plans, is very frustrating.
I agree with Hacker, Krugman, Kitzhaber and Feld that we need major reform. Reform requires more money and the will to offend powerful interests. We must begin with priorities. Our political system is broken. State and national legislators provide goodies to every special interest group. That’s how they stay in office. We spend far more money on militarism than most people realize. Check http://www.warresisters.org the claim that more than half of our federal budget goes to military expenses