Everyone with a rudimentary knowledge in history of civilization and an unbiased view on social change a long time ago came to this simple conclusion: revolution in a social arena is a very dangerous event. It will never bring anything positive no matter how good are the intentions - and I am not even going to reference a well-known Bible quotation. Any change affecting a huge number of people needs to be carefully implemented in the manner of small steps, with periods of adaptation, pilot programs, feedback gathering etc.
Obamacare, with all the changes it makes in everyday life of American people, easily falls under the category of a revolution. This is a global change indeed, making a huge effect on virtually everyone. The health of a human being is one of his or hers most prized possessions. So the changes affecting the health system on the level of the entire nation need to be implemented with a supreme caution. Apparently, this axiom was hugely and recklessly disregarded.
After it has been realized that millions are going to lose their existing health care policies and along with them the healthcare itself, the suggestion is made to patch it up. Now, the patching up in every human-related field is bad by definition as well, isn't it? We will patch up (temporarily!) one thing and than come to a conclusion that we urgently need another patch, and yet another. At the very least, the practice of patching up is called incompetence.
The next move was to delay it for one year, strategically placing the enrollment deadline after the mid-term election in November 2014. This is a smart political move but does it changes the revolutionary aspect of the law?
The nation already has a price to pay for this reform. Hundreds of millions of dollars have already been spent. Much more is going to be wasted in the near future. People who want and need medical insurance will lose it, people who don't want insurance will be forced to get it. A lot of folks, contrary to the premises made, will have to pay much more then before. Medical community is at loss, population anxious and unhappy. Yes, it will be great if everyone in this country will have an access to a medical help. Yes, this is great in theory but how many theories, smooth on paper (which this one is not, by the way) caused long-term disasters of cosmic proportions? We are talking a real life here. Maybe it makes sense to stop completely and redesign this plan, first of all making it an evolutionary plan instead?
