Here comes the rationing!!!

Well, I guess it's inevitable. Universal health care is on the way. I know the line is that you can keep the plan your employer offers with the Obama proposal, but few employers can compete with the government with the costs that will be involved, and a single payer system is inevitable. For conservatives, this will be a colossal blow and will change the face of all future election campaigns to focus on what benefits will be offered by which candidates rather than what conflicts we may be involved in are morally just, which social policies are best for the future of our nation, etc. But what I don't understand is why people aren't worried about health care rationing, especially AARP. The government health care system hasn't been created that doesn't involve treatments being reviewed by a 27 year old social worker miles from a patient, doing a cost/benefit analysis to protect the state's interests. This is a common complaint about HMO's, just wait till the whole country is one one big managed health care plan. Ugh.