How to Talk About Health Care

People are up in arms over HR 3200, and maybe they should be.  HR 3200 is a health care bill, and what it does is that it will provide affordable health care for all, and curtail medical costs.  It also makes it mandatory for all Americans to have health insurance, but creates a government run (taxpayer funded) alternative to private insurance, prohibits exclusion on basis of pre-existing condition, and then (here's the kicker) places a surtax on all households that earn more than $350,000 to pay for it. (To be fair, they don't need sympathy.)  The bill HR 3200 is likely to be wildly unpopular, even if it might mean fewer people needing emergency cash loans to see a doctor.