I'm actually pretty excited about Obama's speech tonight, considering how forceful he was defending the "public option" in his speech to the AFL-CIO on Monday.
The way I see it, insurance shouldn't be something you "buy." It isn't really a product at all. It's more of a guarantee that another product will be affordable when you need it: Health care. As is, people can spend years putting money into it, only to have coverage denied when they need it. When that happens, they haven't actually bought anything at all. They've just given a bunch of money to a corporation that can only profit when it doesn't give anything back.
Anyone else feeling that edge of hope/apprehension?
The way I see it, insurance shouldn't be something you "buy." It isn't really a product at all. It's more of a guarantee that another product will be affordable when you need it: Health care. As is, people can spend years putting money into it, only to have coverage denied when they need it. When that happens, they haven't actually bought anything at all. They've just given a bunch of money to a corporation that can only profit when it doesn't give anything back.
Anyone else feeling that edge of hope/apprehension?
- Mood:
excited
This is the issue that contains my story The Leaf Gatherer and
floatingtide's story, Jointed. There's a
jaylake story there, too. Hmmm. Evidence seems to indicate that Wordos alumni have taken over Electric Velocipede. Perhaps someone should inform John Klima about that.
- Mood:
pleased