It is obvious that the news is scripted, but most of the American public buy it hook, line and sinker.
The congress is run by people who are mostly millionaire lawyers. Some made their millions, others inherited and the last picked it up from the lobbies. Few have any expertise in health care. They are influenced by lobbiests who get their ear by throwing perks. Of course, lawyers make more an hour than doctors, look who writes the rules. Can we easily charge for telephone conversations and get paid for it?
They internally outlawed pharmaceutical companies from giving away pens because that was felt to look like having too much influence but it is OK to do much worse in Washington. Just that no one makes it public, and when they do it is quickly swept under the table.
Our "trade organizations" are under the same issues. They are being swayed by lobbbys more than they are swayed by average physicians.
I would like to be optimistic but I can't see a way out until someone famous or family member or congressman gets affected by the the health care most Americans have and it becomes public.
