Health Care Reform Bill Explained As A Summer Picnic

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[JasonGorr]

how can Americans be so dumb.....

[DrMu5tCh3at2W1n]

wow this is childish...

[michp38]

It really looks like a nice picnic but what is the cost? I imagine its quite high. So what about the people that cant afford it? They dont want govt. competition because they cant compete too well. What about pre existing conditions? Health insurances are reluctant to give insurance to someone thats sick. If they do, it will be pricey. Our present health care world wide is 37th. France who is number one has socialized medicine.

[basspig]

@Pomme843 Uh, Freddie and Fannie are GOVERNMENT-run banks. And the lending crisis was caused by government-mandated reduction of lending standards, which caused banks to write many bad loans. Sure, the banks took that and ran with it, but in a world where the government steals, why would anyone in the private sector feel motivated to do any better?

[Pomme843]

@basspig And what of 2008? A global crash, how was that gov't-triggered? Seems to me it was just those banks, Freddie Mac and Fannie May or something like that, which made fools of themselves and dragged the housing/real-estate businesses down with it, was it not so? And all of these were private, 'sfar as I know

[basspig]

Insurance companies in CT are raising their premiums 18-21% at the end of this year due to the increased burden of having to cover preexisting condition patients and the loss of risk management based premiums. So this is how the new Healthcare system makes insurance more affordable to people.

Imagine if we applied this to wreckless drivers: all drivers pay the same rate, regardless of DUI or clean driving record. Oh wait, Obama might try that next..

[basspig]

@Pomme843 Incorrect. The crash of '29 was the direct result of manipulation of the banking system by the newly-created Federal Reserve. Only a government-triggered crash can be nationwide. Natural market forces limit any damage to small markets and geographically local areas only.

[Pomme843]

@basspig Excuse me? The last craches I can think of have been creations of the free market. Disregarding the famine in North Korea

[basspig]

@memama2 The system is ripe for abuse, and, as structured, creates new dependencies on government, a major goal of government officials. After all, if we're all self-responsible, we wouldn't even need a government. So it's a vicious cycle.. new tax laws create more poverty, causing more people to need government healthcare, which leads to more taxes and resulting poverty, which the government rejoicefully declares "we need MORE government!" and the cycle continues until everything crashes.

[memama2]

basspig ...any viable insurance companies will SLAM THEIR DOORS! ...if obamacare is about to unfold. They are not about to have every penny they saved go to dying drunks who all will sign up for a new liver ...& every chain smokin old geezer demanding a new set of lungs & the after care that goes with it! All on private companies LAST dimes? Or as "owebummer" sees fit to EDICT to them now! ... the best doctors will just retire and only see a few CA$H patients & not bow to baama robbin em blind

[Recovermin]

The public option does not negate the ability to secure treatment at a privatized medical facility. Q.E.D, it is a public OPTION. Derp. One star 4 u :(