Reply #2: There would be a lot less resistance to paying if there were no useless intermediaries involved.

[eridani]

The hit to American consumers is vastly higher in proposed legislation than other countries with mandated private insurance have to put up with. Why should we tolerate getting robbed of 10-12% of income to get crap that only covers 70% of health care expenses when the Dutch pay 100 euros per month per adult with NO copays or deductibles?