Reply #12: on the positive side... even if states opt out.... if the people in THOSE states

[ejpoeta]

see other states with the public option with costs down and having access, then i think there will be a big bunch of people demanding they have access to it too. Especially if there is a mandate for insurance. Especially considering that people lucky enough to still have jobs aren't getting raises and their insurance choices are going down the crapshoot. I would prefer we have access to medicare and fix medicare instead of having a separate entity. Then those of us who choose to buy into medicare are putting money into that system which most of us won't need to use. But i can understand why they wouldn't want to do that. people know and understand medicare and wouldn't be afraid of it. and it sure seems like our 'representatives' are trying to kill anything that would actually do anything to help US.... no, not all our representatives.... but the ones that are fighting against any actual competition that would force health insurance companies to cut costs and provide a service.