Minnesota's governor, Mark Dayton, is attempting to expand Minnesota's health care coverage in a way similar to President Obama's presented ideas. Governor Dayton is trying to make a marketplace like setting where people can "shop" for insurance. He has sought help from various sources, some of them being from consumer groups, labor unions, doctors and hospitals, and employers. However, Gov. Dayton skipped over asking the Republicans. This comes as no surprise since most Republicans don't agree with Obama's health care reform ideas, and Dayton is getting his ideas from Obama's plans.
Dayton isn't opposed to having Republicans help with his expansion of health care coverage. Dayton stated that, "For reasons of ideology and politics, they want to bash our effort to establish an exchange, rather than join it." While Gov. Dayton isn't the only governor trying to change their states health care coverage, none of the previous states have gotten anywhere because the Republican's control both houses.
Although the health care issue has been in the news for awhile, maybe there is a reason that it won't go away. People want to try to make American's health care better. So my question for you guys is, do you think that the Republicans should continue to disagree with the current proposition on health care or try to compromise?
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I think that Republicans should be more willing to compromise and allow health care plans to be passed. The United States really needs to get much better health care considering it is ranked 37 amongst all countries in terms of the health care quality. So far, it seems that Republicans have ben focused on the Paul Ryan plan, which is definitely not how health care should be reformed. Privatizing health care is not the solution and Republicans need to embrace that idea if people are ever going to get affordable health care. Democrats may also need to be a little willing to come to a deal, but they can't be anywhere near as compromising as they have been. That would be just the same as letting the Republicans not be forced to give up anything at all. The only reason I say that Democrats must give a little too is that nothing will get passed if both sides remain fixated on ideology. Both sides need to overcome their differences and create policies that will benefit the public instead of trying to block each other in politics.
I have to agree with Patrick. I believe what our country needs is more compromise among both sides of the political spectrum. Almost everyone agrees that health care needs to be changed. If we could somehow incorporate a way to have healthcare privatized and affordable healthcare to everyone in the public as well we could possibly create a solution that appeals to both parties. I mainly agree with Patrick's statements that in order for a real health care bill to be created, both sides need to compromise. Republicans need to realize that having a system fully based on privatized health care will not work. Lower income families would not be able to receive affordable health care in this way. However, democrats also have to realize that some people would want the option of buying their own health care. If they have the money to do it, they should be allowed to. But, at the same time I see how the equality in healthcare would not exists using this system. I feel like if both parties could try and be more lenient on what they want and be willing to accept compromise, we could have a health care system that actually works efficiently.
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