Well, I had hoped to give you more ammo, but Marlo was born and my time to blog has been severely limited.
I’d avoid facebook arguments. I’ve jumped in to give my more conservative friends shit and their extended networks jump in and it gets ugly fast. Better to do your research and formulate your opinion based on your research.
In my case, I think that most people fear a public healthcare option because of Reagan. Out of one side of his mouth, the government was “in the way”. Out of the other side was a need to deficit spend. He didn’t shrink the size of government, but he did plant a massive blanket of seeds that the government is the “bad guy”.
Most conservatives will end up at Reagan. Some won’t. But most do, in my experience.
To me the biggest issues facing the U.S. are cost reduction, availability and portability and providing a public option for healthcare so that everybody is covered.
That’s me in a nutshell. I don’t expect you to agree, but I’ve tried to share links that support (and in some cases challenge) my views.