O8's system is not perfect, but its a step forward...
similar argument goes to SS/Medicare, no one believe in that system at that time, but today we looking back, its is the best thing happen to all elderly people today, whether they rich or poor.
I am a hardcore republican, 25 years straight voting records to republican party, today I am proudly say I will vote for O8, not anything else, but just for this step forward in the health care system, whether its good or bad, we let our kids to judge.