Paul Ryan, Dumbass.

[donquixote99]

You could use Ryan's statement as a psychological test.

Different wants and feelings in the head, between 'those people' and us. Not sure why. Bur we want to cooperate, to take care of each other, and they don't. To them, 'healthy people paying for unhealthy people' feels like a grave defect in policy. To them, the logic of insurance is just wrong.

So just ask people is they agree/disagree that Ryan's statement is the main problem with Obamacare, and you can quickly and reliably sort people on the cooperative/selfish dimension. Good test.

BTW, this should make clear why the R's can't agree on a replacement. They really want no replacement. All insurance has the same problem, they feel.

[BlueStreak]

Originally Posted by donquixote99

You could use Ryan's statement as a psychological test.

Different wants and feelings in the head, between 'those people' and us. Not sure why. Bur we want to cooperate, to take care of each other, and they don't. To them, 'healthy people paying for unhealthy people' feels like a grave defect in policy. To them, the logic of insurance is just wrong.

So just ask people is they agree/disagree that Ryan's statement is the main problem with Obamacare, and you can quickly and reliably sort people on the cooperative/selfish dimension. Good test.

BTW, this should make clear why the R's can't agree on a replacement. They really want no replacement. All insurance has the same problem, they feel.

Exactly. This is why I have been telling people it will never be Republicans that effectively reform healthcare insurance........

Because they don't believe in insurance.

The act of pooling resources is antithesis to far right ideology....... Until it's one of them that's laid up. Then, all of the sudden it makes perfect sense, because they always feel that they deserve everything they get. Even when they don't.