Reply #18: Was it taken out of context . . . again?

[Vinca]

Obama is in favor of single payer, however he says since we have this God-awful system in place, we have to work to improve what we've got. This is one area where I part ways with Obama, although, and with the exception of Kucinich, I part ways with the other candidates as well. Hillary and Edwards and their mandates are nothing but a giant gift to big insurance. It's amazing, really. If I could afford insurance, I'd buy insurance. It's not like I'm blowing the money on Hawaiian vacations. Now I'm worried the "mandate" will put me on the hook for insurance I can't afford and I'll be fined which will make it even more unaffordable. That's what happened in Massachusetts and the reason many people migrated to southern New Hampshire. "Affordable" to millionaires isn't "affordable" to people who are struggling to buy heating oil. Add to that co-pays, deductibles and uncovered procedures and you're right back where you started from. Kucinich is right on this one.