yes, my problem with the public option is a matter of ideology. personal responsibility and the supremacy of the rights of the individual are important enough that the intrusion of government into the private sector should be seen as a court of last resort. when limited regulation is all that is really required, such intrusions are nothing more than a power grab. the liberal agenda, including the public option, is one of expanding the influence of government and the majority while decreasing the rights of the individual and the abilities of private sector industry that enable the individual to succeed.
You see Under, That is the problem I have with your Ideas, They are limited to what "you" see as true, which may affect you and your life, which would be just alright with me, except you want to force those Ideas on everyone else. Like just eat right, take care of yourself and pay for your own medical. Now that may work in an Ideal world, unfortunately we don't live in your utopia. There are millions of people in this country (Don't get me started with the world) that can't change their lifestyles due to circumstances beyond your limited structure. By instituting a singlepayer system of medical care, we could ensure that the least of us could have credible medical care. Your sniveling about having to chip in is characteristic of right wing stinginess. I know not if you are a Christian or not, I doubt it, but, Christ would insist on medical care for all. I'll postulate that overall, Medical expences would actually go down per capita, and by eliminating a few silly expenditures like the tax cuts for the rich and cutting military spending by a few hundred billion, Yes keeping the tax cuts for the rich is an expenditure, 70+ billion per year. I realize our Ideas are like oil and water, they do not mix, and I respectively aknowledge that, But this is an Olive branch, maybe to extend to you as you have said you extended to me once, I have no recollection of that, could be a touch of senility, plus I am not that volatile in my responses as I once was, Maybe I am growing up, maybe not. Anyway, sometimes when you start with the anti-liberal rants, I can't help myself. There are different stages of liberalism, and just maybe I am in a more conservative stage than some, I'm sure more liberal than conservatives, but I've never had anyone give me one damn thing, SS is an earned entity, If I live longer than my input, call that interest, my small annuity is also an earned thing. We took retirement instead of wage increases.