Why are people so keen on gov't run healthcare again?

I don't think it's possible one way or another to be satisfied with this bill, as it's 2,700 pages long and I don't think anyone can claim, with the exception of maybe 4 or 5 lawmakers, to have read the bill in its entirety.

Stiill, there are a few good things with the bill. For one, the CBO has said that it's more than deficit-neutral. Most Americans are rightfully worried about the soaring cost of the national debt, and how a trillion dollar medicare reform bill will only add to that. I think that concern is largely moot by now. Whether you agree or not with the way the government is keeping it neutral (basically by increasing taxes on the wealthy) is another story altogether, as some of the posts in this thread show.

Second, the bill targets middle-income Americans, not just people who can't afford insurance in general. Although everyone is required by law now to have health insurance, the government is offering subsidies to middle-income Americans to help pay for their insurance. This is definately a big step from the status-quo. It's far from perfect (having a public option competing with the private sector would probably have been better in keeping costs down) but it's a starting point.

Overall, therefore, although the bill's not perfect (it's a compromise bill like every other bill in parliament, what do you expect?) it's definately a step in the right direction and offers struggling families a bit more hope than they had before.

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