Rant....We're screwed until further notice..........

Well...after I watched Obama last night, talking about how he thinks we should reform health care, I just cried! It was such a let down. Except for a possible 'public' plan added to the mix, which looks like welfare/medical in a different package, we are still in the same boat! Don't know how many of you watched the ABC program last night, but I thought it was horrendous! Of course it showed the realities of what we are facing...the complexities, differences in ideology, costs...blah, blah blah! There were no significant stories that mattered, and nothing that would show what we need to bring REAL change into people's lives....but instead, there were stories from the AMA, an insurance company CEO, and business owners?? Hello?! It was all about what insurance plan you can choose? According to the plan, we'll have LOTS of insurance plans to choose from...just what we need...more insurance plans to choose from.............. We'll see if premium costs go down, and if abusive practices are stopped....don't hold your breath.
There was only one person, who very eloquently introduced the choice of a universal plan, and told of other countries who successfully made it work, only to be told by the President that it wouldn't work because we have had an employer based system for so long that it would be too disruptive....that's when I lost it! If most businesses were told they were relieved of paying health care for their employees and could put a percentage of the money they spent into the government system in the form of taxes, would they not jump at it? There are other ways to put money into a universal, simple, workable, high quality plan for everyone...other's are doing it, and I don't want to hear the excuses.......
Forgive me, but for now, until the Congress can make this ridiculous looking plan even close to workable, I feel screwed.........