If Obama's proposed healthcare bill is so good, why are he and congress exempt from it?

Philipy, and @albanian. Although this question is annoying in it's simplistic and cynical view of our country, there is truth in this question. The reason that Congress exempts itself is that, indeed, they have better health care now, and like all human beings, they are reluctant to give up what they have now, for what would be, in effect, a downgrade.

That doesn't mean that they view us as "mere mortals," or that we don't deserve the same health care that they have, but rather that their health care is so expensive that it would be impossible to extend it to all of the people in the US.

The conservative pundits are misleading you. People would be allowed to keep their current health plans. Although all Federal employees are not covered by this bill, that's only because they are already covered by pretty much the same thing.

Which is not anything special, it's just the usual employee's choices of Blue Cross and the other major insurance plans.

Srgothard.... you seem like a nice person. And yet you are always asking snarky questions like this where you make no attempt to understand the other side's point of view, and treat them as if they are idiots or downright evil. Don't you think that kind of attitude is half of what's wrong with the world today?

I don't know the ins and outs of the proposed bill. No doubt it has many flaws, it's a rare piece of legislation that doesn't have flaws, whoever wrote it. Just as it is a rare piece of software that has no bugs, especially in alpha stage.

From what I have seen of your posts, at the end of the day you differ in your values and priorities from the President. For example from what I've seen you say, you just don't believe in paying for anyone else's healthcare or education. That is fair enough, you are entitled to that view.

However that does not mean that people who feel differently about such issues are stupid or evil. As for politicians, for the most part they are trying to do their best on matters of bewildering complexity, where nothing can get done without all kinds of deals and compromises that they ideally might prefer not to make. And that applies pretty much to politicians of all parties.

From what I understand Members of American government (Democrats and Republicans) already enjoy the fruits of Universal Health Care, they are covered head to toe by the taxpayers. What Obama is trying to do is provide citizens with the same option of government health care. Just like all those wacky "socialist" countries like Canada, Britain, France etc... I am not sure why Americans are so afraid of Universal Health Care, all it means is that when you are sick, you don't need permission from an insurance company to get help, you just get it.. for free...at least thats how it works up here.

Your probably right that they think that they're too good for it, but also because Obama is the president he can do what he wants.

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