Steve Nelson, CGCS said: Mel, I read that article too, and although I am Republican born and raised I have always believed we should have some sort of basic national health care for those same reasons. Remove the responsibility from the employer so we can lower labor costs and be more competitive, and free employees to pursue careers that they have a passion for. I believe this would dramatically increase our national productivity.
Now, whether or not ACA actually will accomplish this is an entirely other question.
Gus,
That is the big question
Hey the Republicans back to Nixon was thinking this, I don't know why they don't take credit for it as well, and both parties work together to fix it where it benefits all the people. It is almost like they cannot allow a democratic president any kind of credit either. It was like that when First Lady Clinton had announced moving toward that and certainly if it was President Obama's idea, can't give him credit either, yet he did give credit to Gov. Romney during the campaign for Mass. program. I guess if they wouldn't let politics get in the way of things, maybe something that works would get done.
Mel
Mel