regarding the direction of American health care:

The discussion here so far about American vs Canadian health care misses the point that I am trying to make, so let me go in a different direction.

We both have systems that work, but they're different. Any system can be improved.

The question is whether to scrap a system that already has a well-established infrastructure and start over from scratch at a time when money is an issue.

That's the functional equivalent of having a house that doesn't meet your needs in some way (living room is the wrong color, for example). Does it make more sense to paint the living room? or to tear down the house and build a new one that has the right color in the living room? Add to the equation that the homeowner is out of work, and money is already his biggest problem.


This guys situation has nothing to do with the guy next door (Canada) who has his own house and is perfectly happy with it.