The largest obstacles to achieving a national health care system in the US are a series of beliefs -- myths, if you will -- shared by Americans who are convinced that any alteration to the current system will only make things worse. It's only natural that people are afraid of losing what they already have when things change. These myths have to be taken on one by one and repeatedly refuted by powerful and undisputable facts, stated eloquently and convincingly. Smash the myths, and an opening for health care reform becomes possible.
There aren't enough forces currently doing this job. The national media seems to find the topic boring. So it's a surprise when one of the major corporate giants in the US steps forward and starts debunking some of those myths all on its own. Recently, General Motors put together a series of pamphlets for its employees, retirees, and others, that attempt to lay the groundwork for just such a national health care system.
The GM boys are not ready to upset their corporate colleagues at the country club with any official endorsement yet, but read the pamphlets for yourself, at the site below, and see if they don't indicate a slow realization that the present health care system is unsustainable and unproductive.
Some of the myths GM takes on are:
Myth 1: Americans have the best medical care in the world.
Myth 2: Health care isn't a top domestic concern for the U.S.
Myth 3: The more money you spend, the better quality you get.
Myth 4: People with health insurance are protected from rising health care costs.
Myth 7: The uninsured tend to be poor and/or unemployed.
Myth 8: The cost of research and development justifies rising drug costs.
http://www.gm.com/...