Chuck, re:universal health insurance, it’s a bad idea. McCain wants to give individuals the same tax breaks that businesses get now, to make premiums tax deductible, which is a GREAT idea! In fact, we need MORE options for individual health insurance plans including high deductible HSA plans offered to individuals in all states. Here in NYS, individuals are stuck without options outside of work. The employer options are limited, not customizable for each individual (unless they are a large corporation with more options, but small businesses don’t have those options). Anyway, universal health insurance is an idea that Democrats and big insurance companies BOTH love… because government makes more people dependent on them, and then they “outsource” the coverage to the big insurance companies, allowing them to pick up the other 46 million Americans who opted out of coverage but will now be mandated, and the big insurance companies won’t have to worry about offering plans people are willing to pay for voluntarily… the consumer winds up paying more, with fewer choices, and a healthcare system that provides less service… a VERY bad idea. No thank you. McCain is on the right track, Obama is on the left track (of course).
