Health care: The "reform" will fail

Universal access to affordable health care is part of the Great Task's platform. It is our belief that this issue is of fundamental importance to this country, its economy and well-being of its citizens.

Yet, this very important issue is falling victim to the most vicious propaganda on one side of the political spectrum and close-door back-room decision making on the other. As the result, no meaningful debate regarding this issue is taking place. The public is polarized by scary (mostly) false accusations coming from the right-wing talk-show circuit and heavy-handed politics by the ruling party.

The obvious reason for the mess we find ourselves in is that health care involves a lot of money. The United States is the only country where a private enterprise can legally profit from providing (or not providing) access to health care. The health insurance industry does not add any value to people's health care, it only adds overhead. This sector of the economy now feels threatened by the reform - obviously they prefer the the status quo. The pharmaceutical industry that pushes expensive drugs without any government control must also feel threatened since there are proposals to allow the government to negotiate prices for drugs available through Medicare.

Reportedly, health care industry and the big pharma are supporting the reform. This should not be surprising. These companies know that our government is so much under their control, that any new legislature will be directly beneficial to them or will be riddled with so many loophole that it will be totally ineffective.

Americans mistrust their government and rightfully so. In reality our representatives represent special interests and they will act accordingly. Only restoring our government to work on behalf of people of this nation will guarantee meaningful reform. This can only be achieved via a comprehensive Election Campaign Reform, which is the cornerstone of Great Task's platform.